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^TL_-»s»AR MARCH AND IXE WONSTRATION , HARRISBURG. PA . .
gPTEWSER EIGHT - FOURTEEN KEXT . SPONCORED BY PENNSYLVANIA
^SlETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, VIDEM , IS - NEW LEFT.
PITTSBURGH SOURCE, WHO HAS FuRhISHEO RELIABLE INFORMATION
IN THE PAST, ADVISED TODAY APPROXIMATELY TEN INDIVIDUALS,
ALL UNKNOWN TO SOURCE, DEPARTED PITTSBURGH, PA., APPROXIMATELY
’ TEN THIRTY AM, THIS DATE, ENROUTE TO HARRISBURG, PA. THESE
INDIVIDUALS BELIEVED TO BE MARCHING BY THE WAY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
TURNPIKE AND PLAN TO JOIN OTHER-GROUPS IN HARRISBURG ON ^ ,
..j^^WlEraER ELEVEN, SEVENTY ONE. HEQJ5
"PITTSBURGH FORUM," A WEEm NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED iNs£p_j^ ^
PITTSBURGH, PA., DATED SEPreMBER THREE, SEVENTY ONE,
PUBLISHED , AN ARTICLE >V stated ^I,H part , "ABOUT A DOZEN
‘"iCmS^^^S'IisSiBUTED LEAFLET AT THE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
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TASK FOilCE
Call'd. Illiads is the site of a stiotaincS and effective boycott of whice owned stores b:
the t>l»ek eitiiums of thin rbcially ehorjtod town. Ihe United Kront, a-n uebrella on^onis*
ation that i'lCludes the KAACP, is conducti.'.s a boycott whi '- has sougl't ever a period of
2 >* months to orsanise blacks in this snail (6200 pop.) nirai town to demand eighty more
retail and public offices for blacks* _ .
The Front first statted Uie boycott in April 196? and continued against violence fro:
local racist residents, the lo^al polico and the state militia. The blacks have been
fired on over 164 tines during the boycott and taany members have been threatened. Four
eitlaens have died in this townCso far!)* Ihe boycott has been successful but costly.
Several stores have been closed down tiiereby cutting off needed foods stuffs and clothing
from the cooramlty. Several store owners will not sell to those supporting the boycott.
Therefore, upon request from the United Front in Cairo, 111., New Jersey Vietnam
Veterans Against the War in conyunction with the National Office of WAV will undertake
a resupply mission to Cairo and the United Front.
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Purpose: To support the Black struggle in America against a racism and an economic
reppessio.n that is readily apparent to those veterans who fou^t under the sase conditio:
in'viotnaa.
Program: WAV, on a national and local level, will seek to eoUect the following
itenc for distribution by the United Front in Cairo:
a. Foqd; canned, non-perishable or dry
b. medical supplies
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e. clothing
d» gas aaaks
VVAV will provide trained porsoanel to instruct Cairo rosidants working
with the United Front in the following areas: ,
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d. building skills
I e. pluObing '
' ■ . ' WAV will publicize the eveChs and goals of Cairo, 111 as such as possible
WAM has undertaken this dssieo becau6e’'this membership is not only concerned with
ending this war, but chenging the doseszic, social, political and econoaie institutions
that have caueed and permitted the cwitinuance of war.” (WAV Objectives #9)
' NCU YOU CAiN MQf: •* Advertise the situation in Cairo, 111 , .
, b^..J^S?l-«it.«>nd otockpilo fMd, clothing nnd mcJiccue,
e. Contact WAV headquarters for ^ckup.
IVirther information concerning the situatlea nay be obtained from WAV office, 324
Blosnfield.Avs, .Hmtelair, N.!. (201) r 44- 32^3 — or the United Front, Box 544. Cairo, 111
(619) 734-0376
WAV will be proceeding by Conv^ to St. I.ou1b, Ko on or about Jul^ 20, 1970 \
WAV will then proceed fpoo St. louis on a eoaB'jl'.£.-tod convey with contingents from' ,
all ever the United States. OCT 1 9 1^1^
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I'rojocti Cairo ll _ ;
Tho cuM'ont -iltuatlon In Cairo, Illinois ste^is fxgn a circumntaTJcCfO*
not unllKc tfvasr: tcuni3 in r.ny .Mack corojunity Slatant
overt riicls'i, 'iolltieai rcprosdion, economic exoTbitation, an'-' police
,>.v tality aic: tlv .wiin components of oojrccBion of Plack nooplc. In
Cairo, Illinois the sti'CP that broke the ca-moln back «-'ns the i>ollce •nur<’er
of a- black brother, « “na'i" veteran, ‘The entire co-nunity was outraQcf’
by this final innuit ane «*cci<.’cti to fight back.
tjnecr the lcr.cer‘ih.\> of Sev. iCocn ant’ the tnited i?ront, the community
comiioncef' a .boycott of those businonn.-^s that represent the rreatest
threat to the black community, i.'hlsc arc the establioh:abhts that refuse
to hire a bl-.ck brother or sister, charge higher interest to black
customers, hr.ve inci'cnsci' prices tor black customers, insult black customer
(making thsm mait until all vhitc folk are cetvec., oroisositioning black
sisters, calllnf black brothers boy, etc,) arsl then having the unmititatcO
gaul to use t'nc rr'ofits accruec' by ovorcharninc* black neople to finance
a white vir.iHaiitc frouo. whose ournose for foininc was to "kceo nieoers in
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•fhe boycott, new in its twenty-seventh month, affeetino sone seventy loercen
of the bunincss establishments in Cairo has been ninety pnreont effective.
This succeos 5ma.s rcsultc'' in vaiiine the wrath ot the white racist estab-
lishment, has mnni-festcO itself in more afiressive virillantc-
activity. '.^ha viciiante's have com.mlcta sun-Joit of Governor Orilivc, the
toliee, the ..aycr of Cairo, an-' are beae'et’ up by the Chief of lolice.
The three blet‘; ’.>olicemen that Cairo boastcO as prina-facie cvii'cnee of
their “libcrnitcm" have quit time racist force in protest of the mur«.'.er of
the black bro^iher an-' the foroatioii o. f the group),.
The boycott is :tho. »in^c''‘-n©ftt^^¥t'o?tiv^i3!^Aiion^7^^^^^?^^^^^lable
to the black eommunity. * successful economic boycott iJi’oi’i<"es the
leverage aec<‘e-‘ tor forcing the racist '>owets to the conference table.
Once at the table, negotiations to resolve the uroblCA of e:f:?loitntion
of all i»oi peoole can procee<> vino, the Oisoiution of the vigilante
croup ant- the o> aessien of the -wor whites v;ho are being naCa to sup^jortt
the racist vigilantes, though they gain .•vothing fro-mthis save the ability
to walk eewn the etrect without 'joing sole u-)on, can be brought about. It
is important to note that a (-reat many of the tooor white are members of the
vigilantes for various reasons. ?o be.g;in with, it..virevi <’ifeit» one means of
venting their frustrations at the onuresclon am' e:toloitr.tion the 'osnrer
structure heaps vv»n them, also it mrovi<'«s a source of income, (for
people vfithout jo.bf; a stioeni.*, no uvttef ho’-r snail, is justification for
I'Ain'i what thsy -uvst *^ 0 ), finally it -must be ve-menbore«^ that the racist
con<’it^oning of .oor whitcfw i.e,, you t'on't have a, job nov» ant', if you
C.on't v-^cep thos niggers in their olacc when one (job) opens un a nigger v*ill‘
get it-an«' you‘li still be out in the coK, hns been c’evastatlnc.ly effective
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rhe question has bmen raise*’- "''hat benefit >*iii the i.wor yhLt^s e’erivo from -
VV.vJ's participa'cion in tlv* Cairo project?" I believe the^rocet'inc \
oaragra-Vn ansvero tliat question, but 1 will attempt to amiSS-fy it, The
successful acco-vplishncnt of the boycott, that is.; thc^.a;cnriSin|^of^thc
objectivcfi of 'chvf ?5nitc<' Front will proviOe a job market for all of the poor.
iX.o;ie of Cairo, /-t -.>rcsci>t forty-seven percent of the work force in
Cairo (v;ith a vor-y limito*^ Job market) is rccruitet' from o'iit of state,
•nlso, the v/hitc community has closer tho s\-»inr5ing i»ols, oi^neC private
schools, nn>' re::trictc«* the very limited
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’ with a muAhcrcblp nov q.proachlnc'20,000 tmd vlth chapters Chartered
or foralnc In all fifty ntates onil Vlctnaa, the Victnan Veterans '’jfc:'
Agelnst the War has cone o lon^: vay In the four years since it vos ''
foiled in the cprlne of I967 hy six yoii^ veterans livlnc In Neu . ;
York City. . ' .. • ..^,p.
By ^he ^(^nnins of 1968 the V'/AW bad established chopters in states
as fer flune as Alabama end California, Ohio and Oregon. Actually
there were dozens, if not hundreds, of Kan veterans across the
country speaking out os concerned individuals. Just waiting for some- '■■■i
thing organized to happen.
With a base of 5^600 anabers, the fledgling veterans' organization ..Vi',
opened a national office in Kew York-, began publishing a aerviceoan's
newspaper froin Chicago, "Vietnam Gl" and filling speahing engagements .
across the country. .".1 '
By the suaner of 1968, through the fall-off of public support for
the peace-movement after Bresideni Johnson’s April 1 abdication
speech and the OrMning of energies by the political campaigns, the
WAM was nearly broke and had to close its flow York office. We sent .
90 veterans to the Beisocratic National Coav»tion -- one from eBeb........rflg j^ a
state — to lob^ with the delegates ip sup^ort^.^- an anti-war
form, and instead of being listened to, the vetFwere teargassed
.along with everyone else. *
With tl.e renewed octivity of the peace novement and the popular re-
eponse to the first cwo ii»ratori\>ns , the WAW found itself baek to-
gether again. As it had before, the revived organization concentrated .
on speaking and debating eogageaente, newspaper advertisements and . .
radio and television talic sluw appear- nees. .By the bediinini’ of
. the national aembership was iqcn.ross'uing l^GO nenbera*'' However,
the slump in peace activities and public sx^pert through the winter,
the WAW was again at low ebb by early spring.
A new direction, which would presently be--T .fruit, had been taken
during the winter by a 'small group vitfaln tlic WAW. Following the
press expose of the My Lai sascacre in I'ovcmber 1969, and the Adaln-
ictration's contentions «»at the shootings at Song My hod been an
"Isolated incident," a nuDher of Vietnam veterans who knew otherwise
from their own experience, helped lora a series of war crimes heorings
that brou^t forth Victnaa veterans ^ testily to American atrocities
they had witnessed, ^c first of^thc-se hearings was held in Annapolis
Maryland in February 1970; the second, six weeks Icter in Springfield,
Massachusetts. vj'.-'i-f.'.
Then in May caae the invasion of Cambodia, ttiu shootings at Jackson... -
and Kent State, and the national student strikes. Once again the ’
WAW was revived by fresh energies nnd new applications for member-
ehlp. Memiiors of the WAW, led 5tMflent.stoik_cs„onjnaJor...cflBil>uscSji^^,;vi;^g^fe'
thrctii^ioBt3:i^,:CWt'Cn’f^'An9t'?i^~i^^'. ^H^'^^^ Vl5tnpjBi.vetcran,.^^^^^^^
-pHt icnts-^ir VATl>oapltal.‘:fCOt~~ii>vol.v.^-ii>:tl,iC-ip<!..*iccy«evoinCTt in /inrge^*^^^®
numbers. Soim? of them nliui got into troubi'c'witir' hospital autliori- -
tics, mid the WAU national ofTicu found Itself In a new role of ' v7^;
pressuring and InMylnc* for vet«;m>.'; rijilita.; _ .V- " ' ^
Over tlw nnwiicr of 19^ Urn WAW ^•r.•xb>:liiy^gl•eu in neaber.'ship to the ■
2000 iKirfc. Yli.1i ov. r lol^ir fki;.. w«-«+.- uil Un Viut-iiun v.^t.-run:: group
iitiig.ul im iM-tioti Hint fiiU.iailb .1 jL t^iw.ird it>ttJi.ii:il r.'<to(siil.loi). Vie
- nctlmi wnii "0|Hrr>iLJ«ei IcipM Ae>-rl4Uiii WJUidrawal (llAW);",.«« foui*-dfiy,-r; -^-j§^^
S^^uil.. ul.ssi liSn |■|'^*l« W*i'rlstowii>'Heu,^^."^?|?^^^
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ioy H'lCu, 'V^<rrnti<Mi liAW" viin a i■dxt.l&-o t>r pciico norcti, inol^llc ~
cpmk-out tiiid fwaTlHH Ui‘M^;n. CnocpJn;: tlii*oue}» *^riil l«ck
;., , countlcii/or ilcV, jcnvjr ^"■•^l^ca;?t<Tn Puairylvonin, tlic 150 v.ctcrnna js-^?^
on the nurcU (^iD b*;14 UO'lHii^de Ifchrtu uwqic tlicn) distrihut^
leaflets, “coi-ilbrtcd" vil?j^.» and cn^ ivjnn, "interrogated" and ’
"fitiot" locol civlliana "3>'>’i>nged groups of octorc),' end, In
genera^, tried to rccrect*: tlic brutal ruolllics of tlic wor> ,-
Af the rally ot Volley tortc cn labor Buy, 1500 local cupportcrc
vatched the vets "on do:in a long slope •• the
'•■ la|t three hundred yards djon'inj ’’Peace. ..Itou" '-- bnd carrying,.
five body bogs ulth nuad<crn of VS and Victnonicsc dead end vounded
on thca.' After on aftcmcon of speeches, the vvtcrans naosed In
coa^eny fonsatiai and, cn couarnd, bruie their plosMc uoapons to
eyntellto their teteralnatioD for peace'. .
9ien,' tbi'ougb the fall, the grcvlng veterans ffrrvp plonned its tust
oabitious effort yet- After having held hes -ings into var crines In
a dozen cities m the £'.st .'Vest ocl liid-Vfcrt, WAN decided to hold
natlo'nal bearings itvslvirg- t.cr cae hTJored ]!an vets. Ihe name
chosen for the naticoaX hearings vrs tSe "Vinter Soldier Investlga*
tion;" a referenes to I'm.’ raine’s 1776 remark about the "sucaer
soldiers end sunrhlr', patriots" vho shrink from the service of their
country in times of crisis- As VJet.->ae veicrons we know the Admini*
Stratton is cynically scchit^g tc- shift its O'vn guilt to the lower
grade field officers, «»« Jon-;jf», e>.d the enlisted men, for war
crimes t^t originate In t;ashIn:^bon, CC
me Winter Soldier Invcatigatlen wa.% bsM in Pitreit, Kiehigan on
January 31, Pe'eruavy lard S. l^Tl* Sbis, coupled with a free full'
page ad published is t'-ii l^'-ruary iss'i» of Plev^y. increased our
•eiiborship eonsiCerably. ' * ■..'•■ ■-
me next action pl^h*^ 'W.-a vc* "Operation Pewey Canyon lllj" a
five'day operation in V'sshir.gton, K S^rm April 19 to 23, 19T1>
Veterans of all woi-s vzrc invited to join rs to protest not only
VS involvement in Snitlicast' Asia, but also the dooestlc, social,
political and econvoit ;:snd.tticns tbet have caused and permitted
the continuance ef the .va;*,. tin deplorable eonditlons . in VA and_,-.
tslLltary hospitals,’ me' Ittdecuncy of tbe Cl benefits, and the
traordlnary rote cf un^?*yaent auonc Vietnam veterans* '' ' ''T^" '
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Some 2009 vetemut i>crt,.cipeteo In vhat was regarded by most of the '
press and public oc the vest Isoorttr.t event to hove occurred in the '
peace movement in a Iwj while, ms frustrations, however, were
many. Curiug the week prior to WAVs anival in Washington,
government attorrsyo ."geared before s Federal JUdge where
they requested, csid were greutsd, an injunction to forbid the'vets
from comping on the Stall. 'Ibe inJuTiCtirn was rescinded three days
later by the US Court of Appeelc., nent day the government
took Itc case to the Sunreor? tt'urt and got cn order restraining the
original injunction. Vetcrons expected to be arrested at any time,
but when no avvc ves cade tc rnl’oi-ec t)ic injunction Justice' Depart-
aient attorneys oxvcnrcd befvre the T-Pdcral judge and got him to
dismiss the carli^ oidsr. llcrli In the ^»eck the gates of Arling-
ton Cemetery liud 'been sTvoBEacd chut In the face of veterans, nnd Cold
Star mothers when tlicy uttcimtvd to lay two wreaths. Ihc following
doy the gates were opened, me response of the Washington comnun'
Ity Old tlie »at-i«a j^toranSj^wts^ovcirohc^od^^y^^ypP®*
thct'ici' ' Po^jrclotto^?f''iw\i'''hc*ti ■»ind''wncy!^rtr •boiii’^wcr'i.^^^c^^^P
1 * given, lobt^ing, ‘^.ceottr and ^stlnohy wcrc' prcsTOt'od'|-*;^
dolly to tbc Congrvsti. It was a great week. '■ ■ ' ' ~ ■
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since Dev^Vanym hiw cxiimidcd Its services to vetcrons
a notional ^Tfsve funned ii Veternns Actloii Ctoup
n lobhyJnr. ofrS.s; In '4:*!:hJnV4'.>, Vu- .-cUon Riwip' If. involved .
in laid t1io dml LJi-;t «•-*“ li-ivolutinn roliillvo ti> veterun'u
cervices laul Hw V.diby.hst office In ik>I)in tlic advance •
work hud wqgiiiif. the ilu- ianc(.v(;i-liig Uic IcgiiOiitJon tl u-onid i .
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llcriuico our mbUci.id l.rrUail. .nivi rimiiot wait for <>■" i-n'ict-
niid iM-Vir iitai lici »•' ivc iniwranLi. VVAW. linn timh i tuk- M
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tiQvo miwi Ita Ik-w Hi r.ir»> nnit Viir.Uiiio; li<iir-v(iy
houni-;: Jn libaaHsqa' Xtn, (>jJU><*aa09 t>aHl prsyciiotlacraijiy
sraamri lia Ik.-v Yurti« ni11akk;l|)ialai urul UsLroii;, wiUi sore plunncd or.
our ravouaxti; •
In kccplnc viUi tlx; olijcctivvc oi' our orci'oieution, WAV has ci.'irtccl
a "Lifeline- to CaJi-o." Uc hnye icovcd to the offcnnlve oealnst the
foroca of rucicN am-l cconoB^c* exploitation In thia country. Our
continuing cenvoys of fooa onfi cIothin(> to^ toiro^ Illinoic will en-
able ouir brothers anal sisters to continue their strucclc against
the rnclst powa^ structure ' lat ca»cKs to c^^loit poor and third-:
uorld people thraxaelrMt tola ' country. fc-".' \ ■ '‘'S''-''"-
Winter Soldier Invcstigattonr. are being eonducted by our chi^ters
across the country (viUi soatc twrotycight planned in toe next tvo
tnntlis) .as a part of our cajiitinuing effort to bring the truth, to
the.WS.’-
Our aerabers are on>-7Cring rcgulcrly on radio and tv shove and
speaking at gathcringi:, 1 and snsll, throughout this country
and around tiic vorld.
We have sent delegates to the World Peace Council Conferences in
; • Budapest and StocUholc, the Seventeenth World Conference Against
Atonic and Bj-droger. Konbs in HiroshiM and to Hanoi and Barle to
Met uith our Indochinese brothers and stoters.
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CsMStically vo have'participated in the Southern Christian Lender* ■*
ship Conference In l<ev Or' cans, the national Student Association *1^
■ Congress in Pt. Collins, Oolprodo, the National Welfare Bight; Or*
ganlzatlons convention in Providence, Rhode Island and the Peeples
Coalition for Peace and Justice Cenvention in Milwaukee, to nar.e a
- f*«.
. In August 1971 we published the first edition of the new WAV news*
paper, "Ihe 1st Casualty". ”®>e V.vj Soldier", a book otout Dewey^.tijy^^M
.■ Canyon III, publichcC. by Kaeoiillan, will be released in Septeebef^lpe^S®
1971- Another book', "Ihc 'Winter Soldier Investigation" (testiowy
from the Petrolt hecring;), publi’shcd by Beacon Press, will be re-
leased in February 197?*
Guided by c national f-Ceerirag ccc^ttee of 26 regional coordinators,
the WAi.' Is run dsy-to-day by a six-acisaer.-national executive coa-' -
Bittec, under a charter of incorporation fron the Stote of Mew fork
08 0 non-profit, educational orgemiaatior..
Never, in the history of /t’cricaa vcirfnre, have veterans of that
war protested it while tiic war i:hcy participated in was still in
progress. Another, .nnd greater precedent has now been set; WAtf-
currently' h*:. 2000 bcai>crc on active duty in Vietnam. The meDil>er-
shlp is Increasing at toe rate of 50 to 75 each day. The Naa
Mcwbcrc arc fttxi every sani-lce i«d every Job clfisaiflcatlon, from
grunt to Voclor, Untiery Cocisni der to Nurse, from IV Corps to
X Corps, froo Lacs to Caubouia to 'xhnilond to ^*ic South China Sea.
• --^r-
■.r-'-m
“When the npoila are wortli the victory, ,
thc-l.nltrs Mfu;st be fought."
,:.<s
(over)
9
(HtnymvKt op vTtnitAH vhm^i.-. nr. ^rr tiik im». thc
Ito , 0 , ^^■.■.,U,,u or l'iclitJr.K wid tJ.c vltlidi-nw-d
of lai /lMCTl(;iii) tru».|«i fi-OM Ji,duL-1.jr«i. Wc cmiiiot ullow one
w»rc titmun boinu to be kllloJ in Ijrfoehliia.
ttb.d^iKl Ooncrcffls enuet IcBlclntlon for the lumedlote tcri*-
InuWon of till najdc IrtjluG utilised by the United Ototco v
BO*om*ent, itc alllcc and the Central IntclUcerice deency ■
to eupport Uit-lr lllccal ojieratloi'.s in Latin /loeflco, Africa
Chln^ ^ropc and the cwjntrico of Vietnam, Conbodla, looo.
and Iboilond. '
1b show Aacrlcans that their society la structured by a
roelcn uhleh leU us view nil non-uhltes o» less than human
Ibis racism iwsbes our oinorltiec throuch Inferior schools
^d ^to the conbat arms. n)uc, we ctnd our ninoritlcs off
to die in disproportionately high numbers while we kill
Aslans IndiscriRlnntely. Me demand that the nllitary recog-
nise Its cre«>llcity in America's domestic and Intematienol
1b make clear that t)>» United
f- - .
Indochina
its war In fodochlnn, affirm tb:
As former Cl's
- States has never undertaken
M extensive <^cn investigation of American war crimes in
deotnd that the United States government, :
principles of Nuremberg-
the responsibility of the in-
dividual soldier to refrain from connittlng war crimes. \
also recognize tbot t}»e responsibility and guilt of war
crimes coesitted in the nooe ©f Aiaeriea Ilea with our ®ol3
Bakers ttt.aU levels. . , .
• ri'
■ * .• ■ ' * * -s ft • ■ • . f.-
serviewn and w«;ncn be,V^;
**** 08 citizens that ore guaranteed by the
United Statcc Constitution and Mil of Righto that are '
presently denied them by the Uniform Code of miltaiy Jus-
tice. We arc ai^llcd «Kt servicemen and women are
treated as lC5s-t.hon-firrt-clccs citizens. We endorse the
efforts of our active-duty sisters and brothers in their
struggle to dCDocratlzc the military.
fiSCIiASSmiD
Ml]
// 8 / 30/71
8 / 31/71
9 / 13/71
Regarding Bureau request for comments concerning
pot®*^ti&l of tile WAW in WDC to engage In disruptive
acts of civil disobedience, since the WAW has ptomoted ^
opposition to t^ Vietnam War through public demonstrations
& £IT< M
klSEASOB-PCIK II, j
■'>?'. SlTTPt
ke"s^
avtngt
WFO 100-47162
ilftb STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUlTlCE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Washington* D.C. .205:
September 15, ;357V
VTRTWAM VETERANS AGAINST <WAWi
(a confidential sourc^who has prwlded
reliable information in the pastl^dvisej
th^t the Washington, D.C. (WDC), branch
of the WAW Is essentially an anti-war
veterans group whose objective is ?to
«iihllel2e oDoosition to the Vietnam War
ihe' rc^j'ln’’a-' pressrelease ‘dat»d;^5||||f^^
March 1. 1971, described Itself
being headquartered In WDC «nd
slstlng of over 100 organisations
which are using massive civil dls->^^y ^ 5 )
obedience to combat
repression and war. V^' ' LfA^^Kmm
■ . ^ - >* ■■ . '.■-''■.-."-I- , fr*
The source advised the WAW, WDC, ^br^ch has no ^^
sr se, but gathers support^for Its publlc : 4 ^t*n 5 ttatlo^^P
association with other aritl-wr groups, such
the Concerned Officers Movement, local .anti-irar group;^
consisting of, active -duty .«md reserve. mlll^a.i^.-officera||
^ S^rce advised that u
on indicating that the WD
Jt prone individuals or oe
►f the Government,
sources familiar with New
en contacted^
mm
Transmit tbs following In
^Typt i* pMUaW «r c»tf«>
AIBMA.1I.
(PMitfi
AIKEEL
DIRECTOR, FBI (100-4A8092)
SAC. AIBANY (100-22029) (RUC)
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (WAW)
IS-MEU 1£FT
(00: NEW YORK)
Re Bureau leeter to Albany dated 8/3/71.
Enclosed herewith for the Bureau arc five cople
SUBJECT
; contains Information from souRes of continuing v^lue, unaut
V disclosure of which could Identify the6e sources and thus
prove prejudicial to the national security Interest, y. V ^7
ALL INFORMATION CONTAIND
our an
advised
to be emplojtedi&a^^r.
On August 31, 1971,;^Pg^
who has furnished liable ja forinatiph
that a^^^HBHBItt^BliK^ntinu^
C 0 N
GROUP I
EKcluded
tiof^radi]
Declassifj
September 1, 1971
VIETMAM VETERANS AGAIKST THE WAR (WAMj
On August 30, 1971, a^nfidential source who
has ^.1 re llab le informat ion in the past, advised
that onegM[||B||pMBBIIH^MS2iJ^2£^ knovm to be
aff-THa ce^tS^h^ Vietnam Vete r an s Agai ns t tha W ar (WAW)
There is n6 organization at this location and. tht8^;^is t^^
only Individual currently acquainted with the captioned^;-^*
organization. He has not been active and at this time
his aims and objectives, except to bring about an end to
the Vietnam War, are unknown. He is not Jcncnm ^tp, be^
dominated or controlled by any revolutionary ot_8uly^erUve
groups. .
by a revolutionary or subversive group.
fEMRy.' -I'm
rrt>ir;i5?^A
_ 9-10-71
0-71^^^^
ftTTN t OOKJSTEL)
TEt:m
■.;■-•• --.iV
Mr. Tolao.
Mr. F^t^p
Ur. SuIliraiL^
Mr. Mehr-^
Mr. Bii^fp^M-
Mr.BrennanCp,
Mr. Callahan.-^
Mr. Casper_—
Mr. Conrad—
iMr. Daibey.^_
iMr. Gala
■Mr. Ponder
Mr. Rosen—
Mr. Tavel i.
Mr. Walter! —
Mr. S'vara'.^
Tele. Roo m ' ^
Miss Holmes—
Miss Gandy.—
^.^CTOR ATTN* oora^TRL,
ITIOM PHILADELPHIA (102-53353) (^V Tele.^Ri)om4-
Miss Holmei —
REC-^
WfT-m MdBCH m DE«0KSTRm0I!_lO£?«l?y5P .It • ^
7 FE SWYW JIj ff ETK^ VETERAKS AGAI^ THE VIAS^. VIPS".
. W^nOENIUL SOUBCE .E«UED THIS E-.TE TE.T
b-^
■|jjj||^^^K||||Hl|H||lij|d||j||||||||^^S PLANNED :T0 PRO. ^ ■'■ —
CEEC TO KfiRRlSEURo/PA.^vnTH EXPECTEO ARRIVAL FIVE THIRTY y‘' A
P^.,sEPTE«EHj#vEPt5SxT.'^ " AU INFORMftTIQN CJ^S
"cc to .herein IS UriCLASS^t^ll
END Adm. data deleted ,B Y£d^^pp|
mm-
wMm
SIX HUNDRED DEMONSTRATORS ARE EXPECTED BY, THE GROUP FOR THE
S£PTEMB^?EL^.jEjg..RALLY:;-#ai^^^>-^#|^§--- f/?*
MEEffiG'^HOUSE
PH .10P-533S5. ; ' - - ’
GROUP PLANS TO CAMP AT CITY ISLE PARK. A RALLY IS SCHEtTULED
FOR ONE P.M. SEPTEMBER TWELVE NEXT AT THE PARK . /
SPEAKERS INCLUDE RElLy\MC LAU6KL1N i ONE OF EIGHT. fERSp*!S IHOICTJ?
BY FGJ OK FOUR THREE SEVENTYOKE FOR CONSPIRACY TO KIDNAP PRESID-
ENTIAL advisor HENRY KISSINGER AND BLOW UP HEATING TUNNELS. IB
WASHINGTON D«C.? MUHAMMAD KEKYATTA , HEAD OF NATIONAL BLACK
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AT PHILA . PA., AND AL HUBBARD,
national secretary of wav.
CIRCULATE IN THE HALLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LEGISLATURE
IPGISG PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL FIVE FOUR FIVE. APPROXIMATELY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE, TROOP L, READING, PA.. ADVISED
EADING FROM POTTSTOWN .AT FOUR, P>M> .INSTANT D.ATE
• r, • ' j! :■ • 'J : ‘V Hi:. : - j* * -i'/j’ J '• .. * ' V V'
DELPHIA GROUpf,CONSisTS OF TECmARCHERS AND 'ONE JAN
WAW MARCHERS FROM ALLENTOWN ARRIVED FOUR J.M. THIS DATE
PAGE TOUR,
RE PHILADELPHIA m
IS
WKp WAS CONTACTED OK IKSTAKT DATE BY SA
ADMINISTRATIVE t
PHILADELPHIA WILL FOLLOW AHD REPORT DEVELOPMENTS TO BUREAU-
ILLINCI
AT CAIRO,
Bto US^ Savings
' * C^nOHAU VOnM tt
^ IMVIVBCDfnCN
«aA PTMft <« 9ll)
MAT ItVCUasWN
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UNITED STATES QBTONMENT^^,,,..
Memorandum
date: 9/15/71
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448092)
PROM KANSAS CITY (100-New) P
'■'-'-i'.'-. i'"' \‘'.4''‘5 .ii''..- ■■■'.■ ' . ,
subtect: Vietnam Veterans Against
the_War (WATI) Activity,
Cairo, Illinois,
Weekend of 10/3/71r
IS - NEW lEPT
00 SI
Enclosed for the Bureau are eight copies of a.
letterhead raeraorandum regarding captioned activity.
Enclosed for Springfield and St. Louis are two
copies of above letterhead memorandum. .;,4;r •
Enclosed for the Hew York Division is one copy
of above letterhead memorandum for information.
'
• This letterhead memorandum is classified
fidiktial because it contains sources and information,
. the ^authorized disclosure of .which, could
adverse effect on the national defers inter^t.^\^
defend' inter
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED r
HEREIN IS UNCLASS!ri£D ^
LEADS . all information CONTA
ST. LOUIS HEREIN IS UNCLASS!ri£D
AT ST, LOUIS, MISSOURI ^
Contact WAW sources regarding informat^n in
enclosed letterhead “©“orandum, in^wder^to^e^y-
SPRlNGFIEIi)
Ddum in^OTder.to^^e^^^^^^^^
won* Nan
FROU
DIRECT<mt FBI (100-448002)
Qc, TAMPA (100-2514) (ROC)
i^FIKTKAM WPBftAltS AQAIHST T
date: 9/17/71
subject: (^FIFTKAM VCTBftAltS AQAIWST THE TAR (WAW) i
(00: KBW TORI)
R« Bur«au latter to AlbanT 8/3/71.
Dut^lDg Aaguat and Septoabar, contact
priata aouMaa haa not ravaalad tha forMtlon of a VTAW
chapter locallr*
Several indlvlduala froa the Taapa
SSSs-lSX™ s I®
organize a WAW group In tha Taapa Olvlalon. \j^
For brevity, Idantltlaa of aourcaa contacted ^
Fill not bl aet out in tti« comnlcBUTO
tained in tnatant file,
One copy of thia letter being furniahed Raw
Tork» Fhich la office of origin on TVAWi^
In vien of the above Inforaatlon, no further
Inveatigation appeara warwnted at thia tiae; therefor ,
thia aatter la being BOC’d. ^
fS'
? :t]*A
...... • I
(100-160644)(IHFO) (ffiC- 6^^^ C
(100-160644)(IHFO) ^
Mt. TM«m.
NR 0I€ PH PLAIN
lllCPW NITEL P-iA-71
TO DIREGTOJ^ ATTN t tOWlBTEL
PITT^RGH
FROM MILADELPHIA (100-5SS83)
anti-war march and demonstration, HARRISBURG, PA., SEPIEMBERL
EIGHT DASH FOURTEENTH, SEVEHTY^NE, SPONSORED BY PENNSYLVANIA
'AnvTV^m UTTFRAWS aQAINSI-THE J<AR,> VIDEM, IS - NEW LEFT
RE PHILADELPHIA TaETYPE TO THE BUREAU DA TED JIBE T|iIRTK^^^^^
NINE FOURTEEN SEVENTY -ORE,fl||^IH^P CAPITAL
CAPITAL V.
POLICE DEPARTMENT, HARRISBURG, PA., ADVISED THAT |fN CAMPBEU,
>HILAlii^|A':4#^"^^ RO«i^A^_,^TSBUR^^C
P|s;^yAjiiA VVAW^, were allowed INTERVIEWS o
SESSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PENNSYLVANIA . ^
LEGiaATURE * .. . . - ,16 SEP
HOUSE SPEAKER. K.. LEROY jd
END PAGE
Mr. Conrsd
Mr. Datb'y'_
IR012 FK PI^H
«52W« Him 9-1S-7I Stni 2-M*7I
Mr. Ponder,
Mr. Rosea .1
Mr. Tavel._
Mr. Walter*.
TO OWrtCTOR ATTHi tJOMIITEL
fROH PHILADELPHIA (5SSeS)
WTIjWAR JARCH AWD^EHOHSmTlOW • HARRI SBUR6 * PA • p H
SEPTEfffiER EIGHT - FOORTEEH HEXT^P_pllSpRED_BJL.PEf»?Sn.VAAI
^rTMiH VETERARS AQAIHST THEWAL. VIDEM . IS - lEH LEFT*
RE PH TEL TO BOREAO DATED ilRE TWELVE SEVERTYORE. U
- .1- ^
fH|[|||P|m|||P nPiTAL POLICE DEPARTRERT
»RRISBUH6, PA*, ADVISED OR RIRE THIRTEEN SEVEHTYORE THAT ^
FIFTEEN WEHBERS OF THE WAV WERE HET IN THE STATE CAPITAL AT
PA., BY VARIOUS ST^TE LEGISLATORS FOR CONFERENCES J
^'*7 1
ORS. JOHN feiRCH, ORE OF THE LEADERS OF THE ’
WAW, IS PRESENTLY IN CONFERENCE WITH SOHE OF THE LEGISLATORS,
and will CONTINUE IN CONFERENCE THROUGH TOWRROW , NOON AT W^BICH
RK-6 4 4v OQ Uj
WRRIS8UR6
No LHM is being submitted in connection with
captioned matter in view of the lack of organized WAW
activity in Hawaii. In investigation of the activities
of the HPCPJ, Honolulu will be alert for the emergence
of VVAW as a possible member organization, and will
promptly advise the Bureau and New York if such infor-
mation be developed.
’ As indicated above, the HPCPJ, a coalition of
various -anti-war groups in Hawaii, which is also active
in local social issues, staged a 7-day "peace' march
around the Island of Oahu from 7/31/71 to 8/6/71
comraetnorating the anniversary of the atomic bombing of
Hiroshima, Japan. \ »
iSTIG^rON
SEPTEnBER
ADVISED
VBtWlSUW
r” n^HMH
S'-’'' i-;'rtf;wv;-i
.. w^.
LHM TO FOLLOW
VIETHAK VETEiAKS AGAINST
THE WAR (WAV/) ACTIVITY,
CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 3, 1971
has furnished reliable information
in the advised that on October 2, 1971, members
of the Kansas City VVAW are tp travel to St. Louis,
Missouri with food stuffs, medical supplies, and oper
items enroute to Cairo, Illinois, the items being for
the black community in Cairo. I j
The Kansas City WAW is to meet with the St. Louis
WAW in St. Louis on October 2, 1971, continuing the trip
to Cairo by caravan. The caravan is to be led by black
representatives •from Cairo, Illinois, and after arriving
in Cairo, some type of activity is to take place with
the blaclcs participating
C-HOUP '
Exclud3d frba axitocatlc
dowp-nsi'adinc: and
declassification
W^^wument ccr.tcir.s r.sither fecommsr;dations nor corn
ff is the property of the FBI, oni is e lean to yotff ofleney;
ore oot lo.be distr^.uted outside .your oaeney- _•
' -o V)
jENCLOSDRE-
KANSAS CITY
AT KANSAS CITY. MlSSOUai
Will iollov above activities and report any
additional information. I .
KC 100-New
ADMINISTRATIVE INFQRMAMT DATA
under development
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A RELIABLE SOURCE ADVISED OM SEPTEMBER TWESTY SEVENTYONE
THAT BETWEEN FIFTY AND SEVENHFIVE INDIVIDUALS REPORTEDLY
REPRESENTING WAW DEMONSTRATED PEACEFULLY TODAY AT PLYMOUTH
SUPERIOR COURT, CARRYING PLACARDS BEARING ON AFOREMENTIONED
ISSUES
THEY DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL BUSINESS OF THE
COURT, and SUBSEQUENTLY HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE SAME
TOPICS, XK
THERE WERE
WAW IS AN ANTI WAR ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED IN SIXTYSEVEN
AND HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, ITS PUBLISHED OBJECTIVE
IS TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF FIGHTING AND THE
WITHDRAWAL OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS FROM INDOCHINA
WAW
HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDING .A MASSIVE
DEMONSTRATION IN WASHINGTON , D X . APRiC' NINETEEN THROUGH '
TrfENTYTKREE, NINETEEN SEVENTYONE
r^ssorandun to Jlr. 2. S. Killer
RS : ANTIVyj^ DZKONSTRATIOKS
fall, 1971
/A\-/ ^^ashington sponsored
hich
cbi"on:?frations tlicrc will be
derronstra-
i.ril'c; and
c.'; throu/'h*
., A
Sroups --
Bureau v;ith ut-£o-d»te ^n^o-wa-i-Xr,
activity lt*-.-Tii concerning tneir plar.-ed
V— . ■
agLclas^rn tS'Sty. ^ ca^cnstrations affect Federal
cover these'deLeStSsr'T' "" developed- to
S!™s»AAs."2VS4JWf:;.ss^^^^
noised oil fit °P®^ations is being specif icall
Kderal vioUtioos ^
-■i..hI;A i. IO?-j ;
Kechenlcal^^tl^
Mr.
Mr. relt-^
Mr. SnlUruLi.^
MrAMiiiS^
' Mr.Br«B»«CI
Mr. CftlUltW-
Mr. CMP«rX
Mr. Conrad—
k Mr.Dalberi^
^ Mr. G«I«^
Mr.
H 'Mrt#£^m
Mr.W.1^
>Ir. 6 o;ai«-
^■1 Tde- B*xm-
Miss HoliMS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF MVESTlGATiON
kCOMMUNlCATIONS SICTlOli
OOHESTIC HtTELLlfiEICE
m PHIUDEUfHIH CIM-58S8S)
rJMit ^
TEBBER EieKT DUSK fOURTEEi ■EXTl EPOiSORED BY PEMSYLVAfl
AfiAllST THE bar; VIDEH. IS- HER tETT#
ETNAH VETERAIS
^PPR;XIHAmY SXXTY^IVE HEWERS 9F vww v ^Sl
THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL# MaRRISBOM# fA» VARIOUS HEMBERS
RnTERATED THE FOLLOtflRfl REASOHS BEHIW TMEIR HARCH OR g§mj
mRRISBORei THE STATE OF PEMSYLBAilA IS STILL IR THE VAR#
tSEHPLOYRERT AHORG PA. VETS IS DOUBLE THE RATIORAL tATE# g ^
a BILL 8EREFITS ARE OROSSLY IRSOFFICICRT FOR VETS •'SEEDS# Z g
TMEIR VOORDED BROTHERS ARE BEI^HXSTREATED IR HILITART
v.». Hospmw , m MVERI^ 5^
THOUSARDS BF'W^^ ***® nr" ^
BROTHERS OR ACTIVE DUTY *RE STILL BEIRS HARASSED EVERY DAY «|g SEP 1(
BPOR COHPLETIOR OF THESE 8TATEHERTS ALL IROIVIOUALS
«a6efolu harcked to city islato were they V^
THE iIskTVwTM'1^PMMi^FjCITt'jotHOWW|7^<^^^^ft^®|^^
: : POLieEVHEQtHERTALmlf
mt TWO
ntoH mw WILL mxt mtaor'inc dasm nmm im witm
wtious STATE eovEitflfciT omcisu TO oisem rmt atortiT
•NtiimAnwE
SE M TB, SBPICNUII HIE LAST •
TIE special AinT WHO OBSEIWCD THE AStEMH.T At TIB
mm WWW CAPITOL aid tie OAKI TO eXTT tmAfO IS VECIAL
MEIt
PEflSTLWAtlA STATS POLICE AlO lAmSSCM* PA« POUCE
MEICZCS M COOSIXAIT •
PR&AULPRIA WILL POLLOUOSaT Alt ISPOIT OEW&OPVn
TO THE
TO THE M>E^,»
PH VASR
iRet 9 >a cm
M rn 91/m
TO DIRECTOR
♦•lt .7
' f£D£iWl etittAU OF irC.lSTKAliOM
C 6 MMtiSiyap.NS SECTION
RTTR DOMESTIC IRTCLLIOERCE
SECTIC
W^wxl^^
ntOHiPRILADELnilA ttf0*9SS88) ^ITECTO^
AITI-VAR MARCH ARD DEMMSTRATIOR • MARRISDURO, PA*« SEPTEMBER
GGHT DASH FOURTEN ICXTt SPOBSORED-BY-P£MSYLVABi PvIETRAWJ
«TERARS AGAINST 'TREV^ VIDEH« IS - SEV LEFT* «
j Mr. Tt lson
I Mr. Felt
I Mr. Siilllv an ^
- Mr. M-:hr
f Mr.F5re':Tiai!CD
Mr.-C-.rr.‘-:an_
r<—
- ; M?. Gi’e
•■:r-
Mr, We’ten^
Mr. ?..:-ars-___
Tele. Be>n m --
Miss Holmei
Miss Gand;.^
IISTAIT OATE^A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE FBI OBSERVED THE
COMBINED ALLENTOWN 4ETRLCHEH-PHlLADaPNIA WAV MARCHERS
DEPARTING PENN SQUARE* READING* PA*» AT nGHT AH««R0UP
totaled FOURTEEN MARCHERS IN ARMY FATIGUES ACCOMPANIED BY
TWO VARS* ORE BEARING A PICTURE OF AN AMERICAN FLAG DRAPED
COFFIN ON ITS SIDE AND AN AMERICAN FLAG ATTACHED TO THE BEAR*
OFFICERV
S
PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE* TROOP L* READIH* PA»» ADVISED
distant date that marchers will proceed OH PENNSYLVANIA HIGHVAT
FOUR TWO TWO TO MEYERSTOVR* PA** WERE THAT 91LI CAMP OH THE
AD^SED THAT OH THE EVENING
EVENING OP INSTANT DATE*
OF SEPTEMBER NINE LAST THE COttINED GROUPS CAMPED ON THE LAWN
GP THE FRIENDS MEETING ROUSE *JIEADING* PA* TWO DINNERS MERC
GIVEN FOR THE MARCHERS * ON^
at the DNITARIAN-aHIVERALlI
p PRIE
CHURCH
nds^hktirg rouse mho one
« an ANH mAR PdROM DAS
23 vSf’:
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Etaae^tP^
WLD PROM EI6W. TOTTEN PRICTW WpCT»0 l»0SE^\.Y6 SEp i6^^|:^P
ISEP SI ^'SSS
IPPROXIIIATELY rim SEVEi IfERE II ATTEMDAXCE *10 SfEIEERS
BICLIDEt) ritn. S« FITCHER, COORMMTOR* LEHIQH VRLEET
CHAPTER WAI* VICTOR YARIEU* IttYOR, READIIOI^PA •# ATTORIEY
Wl C 0 . 6ERST , ISo REPORTEDLY lECEITLY, ATTEIDED PARIS PEACE
talks, johi h. sveerey, forher poi, babylor, b.y. bo
WRESTS OR IRCIOERTS OCCURRED AT READIRB, PA. Vjy
A SPECIAL AGEIT OF TIE FBI OBSERVED SEVERAL IIDIVIDOALS
D1STRIB0TIR6 LEAFLETS OR STREET CORKERS IR RARR1SB0R6 , PA •
THIS bate, leaflets ARROUICED RAUY called, -^PERATIOR
REYSTORE, YETERARS IRVAStOR OF RARRISBDRB*, SCHEDULED FOR
ORE TRIRTY PI, SEPTEWER TRELVE REXT OR PERRSYLVARIA
OPITOL STEPS, SCHEDULED SPEAKERS IRCLODE lEIL PC UOOHLIR,
-HARRISBORR EIOIT*; lUlAIHAD KERYATTA, PiaADELPHIA HEAD
OF THE RATIORAL BLACK ECOROHIC DEVELOPIERT CORFERERCE,
JORATHOR BIRCH, COORDIRATOR, PHaAPELPHIA WAR ARP BL
HfflBARP, RAH ORAL SECRETAR Y WAR . Vj\ (ft
HARRISBURG , PA., POLICE PEPARTHERT, ADVISED IRSTART BATE
THAT A PERHIT TO CAHP AT CITY laE FROH SEPWWER ELEVEB
TO SEPTEHBER THIRTEER REXT HAS OBTAIREP BY PAUL S, FICHTER,
HD PARE TRO
PA6E TKKEE
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rORTHCK HDVISCT T*AT WAV raOiSTRATORS ARC SOFRLYIM ^2^
THEIR ORi HEALTH OFFICER IR THE FERSOI OF MCTO
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aohihistrative
RE PH TEL 8EPT« URC LA8T«
THE OFCCIAL A6CIT VHO OBSERVED HARCHERS DEPART tCADlBB »
PA* VA$ 6A
THE SPECIAL A8EIT~ WO OBSERVED THE DISTRIBUTIOI OF LEAELHS
at MARRlSBOROf PA* WAS SA
PEIHSYLVAHIA STATE POLICE AHD RARRXS8DR6 , PA » FOLICE
ABERCICS are COBRIZAtT«
HI A6EHCICS AID SECRET SERVICE BEIRG ADVISED. PHILA-
DELPHIA HILL TOLLOH CLOSELY AHD REPORT DEVELOPHERTS TO THE
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In Reply, Pleat* R^tr to
FiUNo.
UNlitD STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU&*fICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 8, 1971
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MARCH AND RALLY OP THE BUCKS COUNTY
CHAPTER OP THE VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE WAR, (WAW)
SEPTEMBER ^1-6, 1971
A source, who has furnished reliable Information
In the past, advised on September 3, 1971 that the Vietnam
Veterans Against the War (WAW) will march from Bristol
Township, Ta., to Washington 's Crossing State Park, Pa.,
from September 4, 1971 to September 6, 1971. Participants
have been Instructed to congregate at Silver Lake, Bristol
Township, at 8 j 00 a.m, September 4, 1971# and will march to
Warrington, Pa., where they will camp overnight at the
Buxmont Unitarian Church. On September 5, 1971# they will
march to Lahaska, Pa., via Doylestown, and camp overnight
on a farm. On September 6, 1971# group will march to
Washington's Crossing State Park, via New Hope, Pa., to
arrive there at twelve o'clock noon, where a rally will be
held. Source advised application for permit to rally was
refused by the Park Commission. Participants are being
instructed to wear fatigues and Invited to participate In
a later march to Harrisburg, Pa.-\ .
On September 1971, <.
Washington's ^.ossing Park c orom^ sTonT^iihRg^^scrossnig / ,
Pa . , advlsedclia^as appr«gach€d by U?^.
who Identified themselves a^nempers^f the Bucks, County
Chapter of _ t he, Vietnam Veterans A^alhsfThe Vfar, and presented^
an applIcatlon~f or 'a permit to rally at the park on labor Day,
September 6, 1971. Initial application was not approved.
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the
FBI and is loaned to your agency: it and Its
contents are not to be distributed outside your
agency.
MARCH AND RALLY OF THE BUCKS COUNTY
CHAPTER OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE WAR, (WAW)
SEPTEMBER ^-6. 1971
On the basis of a recoimoendatlon issued through State
Governmental channels, a second application was approved
and the group will be all owed to c ongregate at the Moore
Pavilion inside the park.<
'was advised the group
would arrive at twelve o'clock noon and individuals
identified only as a Gol^^ar Mother and a disabled
veteran will speak, ^^mpwas assured the assembly would
be peaceful and orderT^^rhe number of participants
expected is^unknown.
At approximately 8:3® a.m. September iJ, 1971»
Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
observed twenty-five white males, aged twenty to twenty-five,
wearing green army fatigues, some carrying toy rifles
accompanied by six white females aged twenty to twenty-five,
wearing green army fatigues, members of captioned
organization congregated at Silver Lake, Bristol Township,
Pa. Group was observed' to leave Bristol and proceeded to
Langhorne, Pa., where- they assembled on a parking lot of a
small shopping mall'.' Group travelled in two trucks and
three automobiles'; While at the shopping mall, the group
staged what appeared to be unrehearsed mock gun battle .among
themselves. The group then proceeded to Newtown, Pa., where
they stopped and assembled on the outskirts of town.
Another mock battle followed and they departed Newtown and
proceeded to Feastervtlle, Pa.
The group then proceeded west on Route 132 to
Johnsvllle Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Pa.,,
where they again stagedamock battle.
No Incidents or arrests occurred.
On September 5» 1971, Special Agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation observed the following:
At approximately 9;00 a.m., the previously
described group departed on foot from Warrington, Pa.
• campsite on Route 611. Group arrived at Doylestown, Pa.,
at approximately twelve noon where they were joined by
twenty other demonstrators. Group left Doylestown in vehicles
previously described and staged am:>ck combat scene at the Shrine
of Czestochowa, Doylestown. No incidents and no arrests
occurred . \ \
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MARCH AMD RALLY OF THE BUCKS COUNTY
CHAPTER OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE WAR, (WAW)
SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
The ^oup then proceeded via trucks:.and
automobiles to Center City, Doylestown. Thereafter
group proceeded in orderly fashion on foot to a campsite
at Lahaska, Pa.
On September 6, 1971# Special Agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation observed the demonstrators
depart Lahaska, Pa., and proceed on foot via Route 202, to
New Hope, Pa, Demonstrators thereafter proceeded to
Washington Crossing State Park where a rally was held from
1:00 p.m. to'^3:00 p.m. Kie rally consisted of several
speakers from within the group and a Gold Star Mother. The
demonstrators totaled about sixty with approximately sixty
spectators from the park campers. No arrests or Incidents
occurred. Upon termination of the rally, the demonstrators
cleaned the area of the park where the rally was held and
departed In an orderly fashion. ;
••jT! COHIAlMfift
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BA 100-27909
The enclosed IHM is class^Gc^^^onf^lentlal-
Group I” because data furnished could
reasoMbly result in his identificatio^aEa thus have an
adverse effect upon the national defense interests of the t
United States and thereby inpair his future effectiveness.
Baltinore files contain insufficient information
Investigation has disclosed that efforts have
been made by KINQ^ HEIGAIi^ and^^ABBAGCA to set up a ; ^ —
Baltimore Branch of the WAW> but so far these efforts have
been unsuccessful and at the present time there is no chapter
of the WAV operating In Baltimore. In view of thls^
Baltimore is closing its case concerning the WAV^ but will
closely follow activities through established sources and
should a chapter of the WAW be formed in Baltimore > the
Baltimore Division will immediately reopen this natter
and advise the Bureau.
2
CONFe^yiL
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In R^y, Pitott R^tr lo
FiteN«^ 100-27909
'coiiirin^i’Tt^
Baltimore > Maryland
September 17> 1971
ALI' OOKTAIHED
HEFS'i: ' v'"' ^'^riFIEli
EXCEPT uV-'/J. SHOWS ^
0 IHEEWI»*
RE: VIETNAM VETERANS^il^INST
THE MAR (WAW)
CLASSIFIED •W.aTM
txTFfjDFD Br^im
.... Fcr. EmNSio
» Ci.,1, «lf
I . . . LF REVIEVI\0R
Ot.CLASSIFJCATIOVA.7
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The September 7* 1971 issue of "The Evening Sun," a’'
a Baltimore, Maryland newspaper, contained an article by Sa
PatrlckX<5ilbert on page C-24, titled "Anti-Var Veterans
Active." ^his article stated in substance that a "Baltimore
Branch of the National Servicemen's Organisation", Vietnam
Veterans Against the War," was formed only a little over
a month ago by Jerry King and James Heigal. The two
servicemen, using information supplied from a WAW chapter
In'^iew Haven, Joined forcee with a loosely organised, ^ *
unofficial veterans group in Baltimore. LL S
1 Robert Barranca is described in the article as gv
"cm ex-serviceman of two years and one of the most active gv
members of the group." Barracca is quoted as stating, R\
"We have two primary objectives and one is to make people mS
remember us - Remember that we are combat veterans who oppose
a war because we have been there and we know*. The other
is to be involved In their communities." For these reasons, gg
[Barracca stated the Baltimore Branch of the WAV is located
>in the South Baltimore community Center, a "converted
>liuicheonette on the corner of East Cross and Riverside
.^Streets that serves as the community center.” The article
;:;'^de8cribe8 the cmnmunlty center as being located in a "poor- \\
(lower middle class working community.
c. r' t'. 'S
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£ i ^ ^ According to the article, Barracca and Heigal
< n A scheduled a meeting for all veterans in the Baltimore area
who were interested in the WAV. 'However, "By 10 p.m. 1
• they were still the only ones there." T^s meeting was N
scheduled for the evening of September 6, 1971. /
‘‘THIS eOCUHIHT COHTtWt «nTN(l ireo««(«»*TiM,
Not coHcivsioiig 01 *ME rv. t* IS im rtoniint
Of IKf ffi *110 It (OtMO 10 WV* *6{*W: (I
AMO Ift COHIflTI ARf HOI 10 ft flllllMnO . .
•uifiei vout nfiNcr* /> V X V
(CLOSURE
COMFPO^L ^
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BE: VIEIT^AM VETERANS AOAXKST
THE WAR (WAW)
Kn-'r3«Sic? s'.~^rr:T o""'3izatioii
September 7> 1971> fi confidential 8ourc^*fL(/
whoihas provided reliable information in the past,
adviaed that the members of the WAW in Baltimore are:
k
Robert R^^ffiarracca
Jerrys^
Jame
i> 1 (k
u
Source further advised that Jerry King is the
leader of the WAW and that the location of the WAW
headquarters is the South Baltimore Conmunity Center^
10i^9 RlversiTde Avenue, Baltimore* Maryland, l1^
•■'rfi
VENCERBMOS BRIGADE
The Venceremos Brigade vas formed in
June, 1969* by a coalition of New
Left organizations to encourage American
youth to travel to Cuba in defiance of a
ban on travel to that country by the
United States Department of State. The
ostensible purpose of the travel »as
to assist the Castro regime in the
harvesting of sugar cane and other
agricultural products and to give young
Americans the experience of living in
a revolutionary communist country.
RE : VIETNAM ' VETERANS AGAINST
EUGENE E. FLANAGAN
aecond source advised on.
^ptember 13* 19713 that iSugehe?!
^EV vas recently convicted
in Baltimore Criminal Court of
'ais
grbl
: a. police captain in the
usl^:^ anti-war demonstration
In Baltimore during February > 1971*
The second 80urce> on September 13> 1971> advised
that he has been aware of th» efforts of King, Heigal and
Barracca to form a Baltimore Branch of the WAV in Baltimore,
and that as of that date these efforts had met with little
success. ^ ‘ ’ ^
on September 15, 1971, a thiasaf€?m%htfal^^^
who has provided reliable information in the past, advised
that attempts to form a local chapter of the WAV in Baltimore
have been unsuccessful to date, and that the organizers
have become discouraged,
Confidential sources of the Baltimore Pivislon,
who are familiar with various phases of the activities
of the Communist Party (CP), CP front groups, and New
Left activities in the Maryland area, were contacted
during September, 1971, and were unable to furnish any
additional information concerning efforts to eet up a
Baltimore chapter of the WAV, ^
poMcini
9/10/71
mit the following in
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AIRMAIL
(Pn«tityt
FROM:
SUBJ: VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST -THE WAR
> (VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER i»-6, 1971
IS-NEW LEFT CLASS. ^ ^
(00: NEW YORK) «ASO>!-:' •• L,
Re GackseitVllle ^itels to the B^ureeu, dei
9/5/71, and 9/6/71,\ K
DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448092)
ATTENTION: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
SAC, JACKSONVILLE (100-174$) (P)
'llle .aitels to the Bureau, dated 9/4/71,
Bureau
S - Atlanta (Enc. S)Tlnlo) (RH)
1 (1- 100-8910) (VVAW)
- 100-YSA)
Birminpam (100-6041) (Enc. 1)(RM)
Cincinnati (100-VVAW) (Enc. 1) (Info) (RM)
Detroit (100-VVAW) (Enc. 1) (Info) (RH)
U4..f /9U\
JK 100-174S -
for Informat
It is left to the discretion of offices receiving
a copy of instant communication and LHM to determine registered
owners of license tags set forth in LHM in connection with
any investigation each respective office may have regarding
the VVAW. ^ V
(By R«qu«st)
y Rftquest)
fSk-''®
lETNAH VETERANS AGAINST
VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIO
RCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBE
E VAR
L CONPEJ
4-6,
e shown on the "
umentary type fi
China has made .
not expected to
1, at which time
ending will have
Viet
na , s
advis
Pound
ed al
1971
ap^ppoxim
farm for th
roximatelv
indlvldua
advised ap ppoximate l
including
advised that there are a couple of
d with WAV and
I are
n the n
when tne conference Uiii NUNi dfdUJld 1:00 PM
advised that tents are being set up in a semi-c^cT^^pea
approximately two hundred feet from the speaker's platform
As the youth organization of the SVP, the YSA
serves as the main source of recruitment into that
organization. The YSA is described in the masthead
of i.ts official publication, "The Young Socialist
Organizer," as "A multinational^ revolutionary
socialist youth organization."
The SVP has been designated pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
^^^^m^^Padvlsed that the only activity on the
night of September “3 , 1971, was the showirfg of the films on
the "Vinter Soldier Investigation;" a film captioned.
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 19
"Operation Raw," which is the Valley Forge mar ch and
documentary propagandatyn^f^^^^RedChina.^jHHHj
Unadvised this for about
one and a' half hours. ' TheVf iltn , according toABHlH
confe
n setting up the program
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will
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VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAH) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
P«opl« at the conference are usinR only their first
names and there are representatives from New York, New Jersey,
Alabama, Georgia, particularly the Valdosta, Georgia area.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tampa, Florida, and groups are expected
from Deerfield Beach and St. Augustine, ,fFlorida.\ .
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE,
VETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(WAN) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
O; ii iUi—i i
ire
Dir
^|||||■■[|■■^advi8«d that the afternoon session
on Septembei^^iTTlstarted at approximately 1:00.-.PM.
A representative from the "Hew Party" named Bob f rQm..j <_ianri
Florida was the main speaker. There were severa l’. o th e’-;^?!"
r^^; 4 aentati_yes^rom the Ne w Party distributing ■l’it'e’^a''^ure
were the
New Part^speaker . rebortedlv traveled to the conference
1 ' ■■
Camil brlefly^fspok'e' dOOut“hi"s
members of Congress and their response,
leaflets containing their remarks.'^j,^
meVt'i'h'g - w'i^'T^'fii-'vl'r a 1
Camil passed out
advised
the conference
timates one hundred to one hundred
twenty five in attendance w
—
dvised oi
New Part'
at'
■Mm
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
.1 i i 1 J, lu_
appeared to be tryingtorecruit support of VVAW and all of
the "New £eft advised the New Party appears to
be trying to divide the existing forces in the Republican
and Democratic Parties and hope to run their own candidates
at all levels in city^ county and state elections. Kuntz
made mention that only ten percent of the registered voters,
particularly in Miami, have been turning out for certain
elections and the New Party will be able to rely on the
young people’s vote primarily the newly registered eighteen
to twenty year old voters to fill this void of "apathy voters
in order to get New Party candidates elected. \ K
, Kuntz, in answering questions put to him by^Hjj^^
stated the New Party feels changes can be mad^b^^*
working within the existing system. Kuntz stated the New
Party supports "worker control of production" and that the
New Party is "anti-capitalist. ’'.^y
advised' an unknown member of VVAW spoke
about the^^^uation in Cairo, Illinois, and stated he was
trying to get members of VVAW from around, the country to come
to Cairo and give a week of their time to work with the
people in Cairo, apparently meaning to help organize the
blacks In Cairo. \ / /
A-.V--
advised the afternoon session on Sunday,
September plans for the
"fall offensive" t^^^empha^^on the November 6, 1971
anti-war activities /"s
•V 0*1 September 5, 1971
/xOl iver'^ from the National Office <
■ th^GairOi Illinois situation
as the person speaking
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
advised that Camil
tambar
H Sout
arding
day af
ce . ho
adv
othi
tarn Region
"Fall offa
oon sassi
r, ayaryo
National
ranee. H
ties , pri
a showing
■ ■ Na
d on
happanad at
Confaranca .
va" original
Saptambar 5
pt waiting f
Ca to arr
f the aft
y a swimm
ilms on a
rsev to V
appears that YSA is going to help organize
and that it also appears YSA plans to infiltrate VV^
to try to capitalize.v^n._^yAHAs^*^past-“show7^of-’8tren'gttr^^^
forthcoming
S.tuie nt:a>ur.o,r
advised there nay also be a split
W .similar to the apli^t.- occurring»i-hfei
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE,
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971 [jCl ih tUl-lTl IML
split into three or four factions; some will be ultra
left; some a little^more conservative; some will possibly
lean to the SUP and the largest faction may go toward
the New Party politics
SDS was founded during June, 1962, at
Port Huron, Michigan, and in the 1960’s functioned
as the leading New Left campus-based student
organization in the United States. From a
stance of "participatory democracy," the SDS
, moved to a radical-revolutionary position.
It maintained a national office at 1608 West
Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, until
February, 1970. Internal factionalism during
1969 produced three main factions: Weatherman,
Revolutionary Youth Movement (RYM), and Worker
Student Alliance (USA). The Weatherman and RYM
no longer consider themselves associated with
the SDS. The USA faction continues to use the
name SDS. ' \
Weatherman, formerly a faction of SDS,
controlled the SDS national office from June,
1969, until its closing in February, 1970.
Weatherman then entered an underground status
and adopted a tactic of "strategic sabotage,"
with police and military installations designated
as primary targets,
A characterization of RYM is attached to the
Appendix Section of this memorandum^ y
WSA, a faction of SDS, was expelled from SDS
in June, 1969, by the then dominant Weatherman
faction, but continued to use the name SDS and
opened an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
WSA aligned ideologically with the Progressive
Labor Party (PLP) and, in February, 1971, moved
to Chicago, Illinois, where it opened the SDS
National Office at 1225 South Wabash Street. ^
The PLP was founded in 1962 by individuals
expelled from the Communist Party, USA, for
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFEREKCE
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 1971
following the Chinos* communiat line. Its ..
objective is the establishment of a militant
working-class movement based on Marxism-
Leninism and Mao Tse-tung thought.'\^^
^HPPH^^^a^dvised WAV does not appear to be '
completely^^^^Tantbut has te ndencies l eaning toward
militancy. VVAW, according does not see
how the changes VVAW j^re lookin^^R^^^^^^ome about within
the present svs
advised there were only approximately
dividuals at the conference site on
ptember S, 1971, and most of these indi
ht and some are planning an all day swi
ber 6, 1971. after which thev will dena
that
nvjne
jtiM Vctt^jns Ag«iirif.t -ttic War.,' Ifw.
iionviaicicc.
As vetcrajis of tlK: noist violent war in history', v>e. have an uncler-
Etanding of what violence ireanB. VJe Ivave cc»Rra.tted that violence, in •
Vietnam cai a gi'^ffid scale. Bat v^vit weny of us don't undsrstcind is the
concept of non-violence. ^ ^ v-v^/
point out tjic contradictic»is inherent using violence to obtain
peaceful goals.
We Ts’ent to V’ashington to she.-; the . Aroricon people that the Vietnam
VJar is totally vnrong, V?e Ivid to do it v/ith nonviolent action or we
would have missed Lhci point entirely. Our guerilla ■fl^atre actic>ns;:'^ii5:'5,’i;5:«’»tfi
portTfti'sd violence. Cur v; 2 r erdr-os* testimony described the violence • ' '
w corranittad oji the past. And our very presence in Wasliingtai forced
people to relate to the violence in Vietnam.
•
If a confrontation had occuii"ed during our stay, wo had to insure
that it wes deal' to every'one — the press, the puJ^lic, tlie ^venmsnt—
that any violent acts were initiated by oti'ers thaii ourselves. We were
there to educate the people of America. .l-Je were thei'e to sha-; tliem that
we want peace and not another war.
Since we Jeno.-.’ so little about nonviolence, and since .v« are not •
trained in it, vje must always be creative with our energies. V’e must
maintain a sense of hunsor ac well as a sense of ur'gency and dstermina- .
tion. VJe rmist control oursol’/es end sho,' the- people of iJiis nation and
of the v.’orld tlrat wo Jiav«i had it witii Uie war— a3.1 wars. Hiat the need'
less dying. in Indochiirfj Kust .cea:»e ilK-A /ind in order. to do it I'Je imist'^^
live iti '''M'te have ' to be free.' '/cxi tlvot fr=!et3oin includes frccd^ fbain -
the role v.-o w-ci'c trained for— tlx‘ ix>le of violence.
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On Septeaber 2* 1971, ■■■■■■ll
♦At Mth Streoti^tb FKxfiFf’lloa Yo^Cit;
Heabersbip card Tor WAY,
Background 4ueatlonMira»
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roa WAY^i/
List oi WAY EoglOfial Coordlnaiopa, dated
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are attached to this letterhead aeaorandua.Nj^
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nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI snd is loaned to your agency; it and
its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.
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ADMIKISTRATIVE DATE*
RE PHILADELPHIA TEL BUREAU AND PITTSBURGH SEPT. SEVEN SEVENTYONE . #?
PSP AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALONG MARCH GROUP ARE COGNIZANT. -
MI AGENC1ES,AND SECRET SERVICE BEING ADVISED. PHILADELPHIA WILL
FOLLOW CLOSELY AND REPORT DEVELOPMENTS TO BUREAU. \ \
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GROUP has received PERMISSION TO SPEND NIGHT AT FRIENDS nEETINbMUU.
GROUP WILL LEAVE READING SEPT. TEH SEVENTYONE AT APPROXIBATELY EEVE'
AM AND WILL MEET PHIkTAOELPHIA GROUP AT PENN SQUARE, READING, PA.
COMBINED GROUP WILL PROCEED WEST ON PENN STREET TO WEST READING , PA
FROM WEST READING COMBINED GROUP WILL PROCEED ON ROUTE FOUR TWO TWO
WEST TO LEBANON, PA. ^
SUPRA , ALSO ADVISED HE HAD DETERMINED
ALLENTOWN ^ETHLEHEM-PHILADELPHIA GROUP WILL SPEND
SVENTYONE ON PROPERTY OF
m
.^H^imi^^mPSTATED SCHEDULE CALLS FOR PKILA-
DELPHIA GROUP TO JOIN ALLERTOWK -BETHLEHEM, PA., VVAW GROUP' AT
READING, PA., ON SEPT. NINE SEVENTYOKE. NO INFO RECEIVED AS TO. -
WHERE PHILADELPHIA ^ROUP WILL SPEND NIGHT IN READING WITH EXCEPTION
THAT REPORTEDLY THE SITE WILL BE SOMEWHERE EAST OF READING, CITY 0
READING HAS DENIED PERMISSION FOR PHILADELPHIA GROUP TO CAMP AT
PENNDORA PARK. Vi
ADVISED ON SEPT. EIGHT SEVENTYONE
LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER OF WAV, ALLENTOWN -BETHLEHEM , PA_., FURNISHED
FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR LEHIGH VALLEY GROUP :\Jv .
LEHIGH valley WAV GROUP CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY TWENTY ■
PERSONS WILL LEAVE ALLENTOWN EARLY MORNING SEPT. NINE SEVENTYONE."
PA., ARRIVIN6*AT
GROUP WILL march VIA ROUTE TWO TWO TWO TO READING ,
APPROXIMATELY FIVE PM SEPT . NINE , SEyENTYONE . GROUP WILL SPEND NIGHT
... , '•** -**18^ *.‘ ' • ”* 't'"' 'A''"'
INSIDE FRIENDS MEETING HOUS ,’ONE ZERO EIGHT NORTH SIX STREET,
NOTED HE MAS CONFIRMED THAT LEHIGH VALLEY
READING . PA
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SEP 9 197
TELE
T^/DI^ECTOR ATTK : DOMIKTEL
FROM PHILADELPHIA (100-53333) (P) 4P
Mr. TftfgftTi
Mr. Fplt
Mr. Sullili an . —
'■ Mr. Mc>hr___
! Mr. Bifhoo._jtf
Mt.Brer''!arOT!(
Mr. CallahMuJ
Mr. C««p»r /
Mr. Coorad-ZL.
Mr. Halhpv
Mr. Gale
Mr. Ponder__
Mr. Bosen___
Mr. Tavel
Mr. Walters-^
Mr. Scyars
Tele. BooTn .
Miss Holmes.^
Mias Gandy-.:.!..
MTI-MAP march AHD DEMQWSTRATIOK - HftRRI SSUPf^ , Pp . . c roTcwQfo^
EIGHT-FOURTEEN NEXT; SPONSORED BY PEKNSYLVANIa‘^ETKA'- VETERA!
AGAINST THE I’ftJ
/IDEM. IS -NEW LEFT.
ipsp.
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TROOP L, READING, PA., ADVISED OR NIKE EIGHT SEVENTYONE, VVAW
GROUP CONSISTING OF FIVE MALES AND ONE FEMALE DEPARTED PHILA., ^
PA., EARLY MORNING THIS SAME DATE. GROUP PROCEEDED TO , .
FOTTSTOVK, PA., AREA VIA ROUTE FOUR TWENTYTWO WITH FOUR MEMBERS^^H
MARCHING at DIFFERENT INTERVALS; HOWEVER, MOST OF THE TIME GRCU^^^
.RODE IK TRUCK. MARCH WAS PEACEFUL AND NO REPORTED INCIDENTS IN
ROUTE. THE ONLY REPORTED ACTIVITY ALONG ROUTE WAS AT APPROX. ONE
, FIFTEEN P.K., WHEN GROUP PUT OK MOCK ^fii’ERILLA. WARGARE" NEAR THE INTE
REC-66 A /• - o
SECTION AT RT. THREE SIXTYTHREE AND RT . FOUR TWENTYTHl^T ^ A":
FAIR*VIEW VILLAGE, PA -VgR^ REPORTEDLY WILL SPEND -CJ^^NIGHT 4*1^ ^
FOTT^OWt^jAR^M - EQ^j^^OKATAWNY
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CCIVOT IN SUPPCaT OP •
BLACS USITED FRCKT BOYCOTT,
CAiaO, ILLINOIS, JULY-AUGUST 1971
SPCJSOaED BY VIEIKAU YETERAliS
AGAI1^ST THE WAR* .
rnt of coiliecti^d Cair.b^
ipt will be.ja&de. to turn overJ&
ibu^ps'ribr'^^ipiaeD't. to Cairo^H
Tllioois. HOffoYer^an atti
lil«:"to" locMirt^l;
doubts avpfesent ' tbsCt the ^qavoy- oill»leave as plannei
^SU3t 7, 197teV,t^,, - -;
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ADj-JINISTRaTI VE : RE CINCINNATT TPi''p»vi»t-
i,i«lihnaTI teletype* AUGUST THIRTY
/ONE, LAST. :
THE confidential SOURCE IS
UNITED SEEVICE/o?,aJD UCAL LAW ENEORCE-
MEWT AGENCIES, DAYTON, ADVISED, ' ,i ;
CINCINNATI FOLLOWING,
.SOLDIER’S MONUMENT IN RIVERVIEW PARK AT ELEVEN THIRTY AM, PROCEED
'INS EAST ON THIRD., STREET, THROUGH DOWNTOWN, DAYTON, OHIO^ CONTINU
1(B ONTO SPRINGFIELD STREET TO EASTWOOD PARK. THE VETERANS,- ■ ;
DRESSED IN FATIGUES, WILL CARRY A tTOODEN COFFIN DRAPED WITH AN
AMERICAN FLAG TO MOURN THE VIETNAMESE AND AMERICANS DEAD, BOTH
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE WARV^
AT Eastwood park the marchers will join a rally, scheduled
FOR THREE THIRTY PM, SPONSORED BY THE ENTIRE PROTEST COALITION,
SPEAKERS at THE RALLY WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTAHVES OF ^HE ClfeV-?
WTIAND^ SPRINGFIELD, OHIO,
WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT
CONTINGENTS, A REPRESENTATIVE OF TH®^
A STUDENT, A VETERAN AGAINST THE WAR^
AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, ALSO A' '
MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR GEORGE JACKSON, THE SOL'EDAD
BROTHER KILLED IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON ON AUGUST TWENTY ONE, LAST,
following THE RALLY, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL JOIN THE CROWD ATr
WPAFB, WHERE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR OP^SltldN TO?
NIXON’S. POLICIES.’-, V j V
ftWRAl BWtMJ Of INWSl«»UONfv, y A
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION W
Mr.
IR -0in CI PLAIN
5:45 PM URGENT 9-1-71
TO OIRECTOR
CINCINNATI 3P
Mr.
Mr.rr.— n
Mr.
Mr. (>!-;'• f
Mr. tonrnd- —
'tr. D.iii.rv
Mr, /
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▼travel of 1
Mr. M’aJtcra
-Mr. K>y.irs
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OF TH^PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE, IN A POSITION TO FURNISH RELI^LE^B
ittFORtl-ATION, advised TODAY, THAT THE AD HOC COALITIOJCOF OHIO^I
GROUPS SPONSORING THE DEMONSTRATION ON SEPTE^BER T&EE? NEXT,
_A3AI_KST THE VIETNAM WAR AND THE ECONOMY, ANNOUI.'C^^Oli^ SPECIFIC
R,AtJS FOR THE PROTEST TO BE HELD WHEN PRESIDENT lUSHS! COMES TO
DAYTON, OHIO, TO DEDICATE THE NEW AIR FORCE MUSEUM W;fiGHT-
PATTERSON Ap FORCE BASE <WPAFB), OHIO, ON THAT DATE, THE SLOGAIJ
FOR the DEMONSTRAfriiN tWILL BE "STOP THE WAR, STOP UNEMPLOYMENT ,"*
/ \ V r.
STOP NIXON,
f. \J\
FRIDAY’S EVENTS WTL'iPbEGIN WITH A FIVE MILE MARCH THROliGHi/
r H-{ 8 1971
DAYTON, OHIO, SP0N30RED|BY THE WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION A.lfDl
THE VETERANS AGAINSElTHE WAR, THEY WILL LEAVE FROM THE
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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED^ Uo
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REPORTED TO BE BEHIND CAPTIONED HARCH
administrative
SOURCE 1
INDICES NEW YORK NEGATIVE AS TO PAVB.
INDIANAPOLIS W^L DISCREETLY DETERMINE DETAILS OF
CAPTIONED MARCH«
WFO WILL handle*
END6QS0W2/-2/?A2/?A,/6,/6 ' ‘
PAGE Two
SOURCE sated VIETNAM veterans AGAINST THE WAR(VVAW)
VA DENY DID U RECEIVE-THE FOUR 1 JUST
SENT GAGAGA
DRL FBI WASH DC
ACKS FOR NRS062,056,0S0»097
pH Pn UKGENT 8-25-
OWHU lO^Woi r.K?trfi«;rr
COMMUN’ICAIKINS a
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AUG 2 5 1971
teletypI
- ^ Ams DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
VASNIN6T0N FIELD
INDlANAPfillS
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■ ■'.-. .tu’Hran^
0.1110 PEOPLE’S march FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM,
SPONSORED BY PEOPLES ACTION FOR VISION WoR THE BLIND tPAVB) , , V |
WASHINGTON, D,C. , AUGUST TWENTY SEVEN DASH TWElTTY^ElisHf,
jUM
SOURCES, WHO Has furnished reliable INFORMATION IN
PAST, FURNISHED ON AUGUST TWENTY FIVE, INSTANT, A LEAFLET '
ANNOUNCING A BLIHD^ PEOPLES MARCH FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND ■!'.
FREEDOM TO TAKE PLACE AT LINCOLN MONUMENT, £DC, AUGUST TWENTY
SEVEN TO TWENTY EIGHT, NEXT, AT TEN THIRTY AM. LEAFLET '
STATES, "THE VIETNAMESE WAR HAS BLINDED SIX HUNDRED TO WINE SS
HUNDRED AMERTCAN VETS AND UNCOUNTED THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE ' 'IS
PlOPLE. blind PEOPLE IN AMERICA NEED JOBS, TRAINING, AND' THEs/": i - y sfc^S
■r' ■■■ ■■■■ '■
THE:,r*'^.-/..;.
WWER to DETERMINE 'WHAI IS'Tl)EIR''wS>Mi'C'^^^:-/fii^^
leaflet indicates SPONSORING ORGANIZATION AS^
TWO TIFTON, INDlAiirAybLlS
ifWi
. SEVEN) SIX THREE FOUR DASH ZERO. THOUSAND. ;s;':
END PAGE ONE' ' . - . -
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VIETN/:M VBTEnAnS AGAIIIST THE T?An -
DB.:ONSTaATI01'J AT SPRING?! ELD, IIJLIKOIS
11:00 A.M., AUGUST 18, 1971 DUIUKG VISIT
OF •i-RESIPa.-T UIXOH AT SPRINGFIEID, ILUitOIS
Tbe above individuals were held for the Secret
Service at the Springfield, Illinois Police Departnent Jail
until 2:35 P,K,, August IS, 1971, and released upon departure
of President Nixon from Springfield, \_A
Other individuals tentatively identified as being
participants and members of the VVAW during the demonstration
are as follows:
(Phonetic), wET^c' inaleT*
[
i- white-^malife^’''
V
Spri ngfield,
^ Also, another white wale was i
A handprinted flyer was observed in the vicinity
of the Old State Capitol grounds which announced a denonstratio:
scheduled at the Iillinois State Fair Grounds at 4:00 P.M,, v
August IS, 1971. VA
I
Observation at the Illinois State Fair Grounds,
Springfield, Illinois, revealed that the above demonstration
failed to raateriaiize.
At approximately 7:00 P.H., August 18, 1971, a group
of approximately 40 individuals displaying VVAW and Chicago
Peace Council (CFC) signs staged a guerilla theater critici: 2 ir.g
the Vietnam War and the refusal of permission for them (WAV’)
to approach President Kixon during his visit to Springfield,
Illinois, \v
Some of the individuals present at the guerilla
theater at the Illinois State. Fair Grounds were the same as
the individuals observed during the activities at the Old
State Capitol grounds earlier in the day,
There were no arrests during the activities of the
group at the Illinois State Fair Grounds and the activities
were peaceful and orderly, - V_/\
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UJ^IT ..D STATES DEPARTMENT OF Jl ,
FEDEnAlTBUREA^ OF INVEStVcaTION
Sprins'flold, Illinois
August 19, 1971
VIETNAM VETEPJiNS AGAINST THE WAR .-V,-
DELIONSTRATION AT SPHIKGPIEjUD,
ILIJKOIS, 11:00 A.M., AUGUST 18, 1971
DUKIKO VISIT OF P:ilSID)i\T NIXON AT
SimiKGFIELD, ILLINOIS
^ approximately 11:00 A.M., August 18, 1971, a
group of 2^-30 in»lividuals associated with the Vietnam
Veterans Against the Var (VVAK), St. louis, Missouri, staged
a demonstration in opposition to the War in Vietnam at the
Old State Capitol grounds in Springfield, Illinois, in
connection with tbo visit of President Nixon. The demonstrators
were confined to an area outside the Old State Capitol grounds^*
At a nproxima tely 11 :30 A.M., August 18, 1971 ,
Nvas
trying to^^^^the roped of f ^ca^^tho Old Stat^Cauitol /-jL
grounds. MMBBi^ is desc ribed as •a":v/lli4tiefaB'a?l tyl^BB^MMifc
residing Spring
field, lTTTno!^TT^^^
' 3lf
In addition, the following individv\als were arrested:^:
during activities of the WAW;
■- ■■.NOTE:--' ■• •
. -' •■ :.~' -■ . rv^tsei.' ' ■ • . i
V V'^'- ! ■■ TW® conftrm tbft coarerafttiDn between
GelUtfier of t he Department and Supervisor
8/23/71, concerrtng r^e lpt of
information J^^BI^|0iimim^coDeeming
_ sommente thet he had been beaten
officers of the Springfield Police Department when arrested
while attempting to demonstrate against President Richard M.
Nixon, 8/18/7V, at the Old State Capitol Grounds, Springfield.
V|||^^anif^iree other individuals arrested by
Springfield PouceDepartment as he and others attempted to
forcibly enter Old State Capitol Grounds. '\^\
Miss Gallagher advised she did not desire any
action to be taken in this m atter unt il a specific civil ri^ts
complaint is received from VHVor other individuals Involved
in this incident.
\
V _/
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
(VVAW) SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONFE]
ARCHER, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 19'
wrfni
A copy of the above leaflet is attached to this
Bteinoranduni . \
made available a leaflet captioned
"November 6 Atlanta" .and advised that this leaflet was
distributed at the conference by Frank Grinnon, supra.
A c^py of this leaflet is attached to this
memorandum.^ /. ..
n September 7, 1971,
has resided .at
advised that
advised that
153!
t is to be noted as mentioned herein
r Of tTie^WAWA • ,
On SeDtember 7
ers. of the local
dvised
Coordinator for VV
^fte^Sjputheast' Regional
The SMC is controlled by the SWP and its youth
affiliate, YSA. SMC initiates and supports public
demonstrations against the war in Southeast Asia.
Vir’^KAP VSTEnA^'^ /C-I]
THE WAR
icx 131-70 gaihesvilij:, fl
PHOHE 004-378-0774
On A'-'ril 19, 1971 ovrr 10' 0 Vietnam Veterans vre^frt" **-A
t-'' Washington to speak to ou^* conrre smen enS asV; them
why they w'^uld not. stop the iller‘''l, immoral unconscionable
•war of Genocide tapainst the Vietnamese people. We went
to inform them of the true mo'^ive of the' war?- that they
are permitting to c ntinue in the^name. of,,,the. American^_^^,^
people. Since that time over 681 -of^Hur:^br_(:Jthfers';J.ha^
died, over 3685 of our brothers viere woundedtxthesefigures
do not include our Vietnamese brothers and sisters. . .
The following congressmen from the State'of Florida'^
are as responsible as if they pulled the trigger because
they refused to end the war after they were informed of
the true facts and motives of the war. This is what they
told us
Bob Sikes of Crestview told us they should
tie our hands behind our backs, put anchors
around our necks, take us 500 miles off the
coast and throw us over. ,
James Haley, of Lee, LeSoto, Polk and Kanatee
counties, upon beihg told that we were loosing^
about 500 men a week, killing out 500 Aslans a
week and that this didn't count the men coming
home with wounded nlnds and wounded bodies, end
that it was all a waste re'^lied "Son, you •• 1
have to learn to face reality."
Lou Frey of Wjn*’er Perk, Orang**, Brevard, Csceloa
counties sal'" hr wi^uld nrvrr sur>nort settin,*?: a
drt-e to end the war and he supports Nixon 100^.
J. Herbert Burke of Hollywood said he w-^uld never
supi^ort stopping the funds for- the;
Don Fugua^pf Alachua, Leon, Putnam,' (^adston/ v ^
counties said he would not Metbe president's* ^
hands. His assistant called us stupid-
ass ' s and told . us to / et v ut .of the Gpddam.^ of f ice
Biiawioung , of ; Pinellas^ county
retunned from a^ 5 day tour in Vietn^i and"^ that-
he" knew .^hat^was gciig on and 'we vtfr^.:liania K;'»>4 .'Ai
would ■ leave the,;nall-:^^i-
Paul Rogers of West Palm Beach said he voted
against n Drccnil>er 31 deadline, because,, ''the
pre.-ident has asked us not to bind his handsV
Hp said he respectl'd our views but,, other 'people '
held different views.'
t^'^T^rrarnmm-
r • ■ '- y-' j •->* --JV.',.,, .'iT'^iJS- '- l*^
1972 Florid
On September *», 1971, a Special Agent for the -;,
Federal Bureau of Investigation observed the following
liciitis^ nunb^i^s in th^ imiaediflitd dT*6d of Ar*ch^r> TXovii^ .*,■.
and possibly connected with those
this vehicle was a
ilrdn^
^■l^residence at
nesyille ,. .Florinda
Wi51if>fn Chpppell Jr of St Jrhns, Seminole,
anrt Mari'^n counties said t^henever he needed
inf-rmation on the war he went across the river sw.
to '•hr Pentagon, they'd tell him Pll;.he needed
to know" he also suggested that we jetjh^cuts
. . Vietnamese government doesn't represent thei--:
people, and thrt elections in Vietnam are
•, -...rirged, he replied“the American. Government
represent the people and 'Nixon really
•. ■■ ■ >^®ni i;h 'i960 but Kennedy had it fixed, so what's
the difference their government, and ours" . 1
He also said "I doubt that you ere Veterans
and if you ore you have been doped bv the Communist
/ ■ , ;r^;
These ere the people who voted against stopping the *•"
v/ar, these people are directi^ responsible for the •-
rurder of our brothers and sisters in Vietnam. These
people must not be permittedto hold a position of
I ' we continue to keep these kind of people in office
f.'e praising their efforts to continue the murder of
aid we thanking them for letting our brothers be sent
uiwillingly to their death and their destruction.
Nixon i*Jho entered the Presidency as a Peace
ii responsible for ♦he deeth of 19,094 (J8n69 - HayVl
ojr Brothers he is ner:jonally respons.'ble for 10?, 444 of
our Brothers being wounded, he hos stated "I will not
® This beast should
-€ perm tted to hold the highest office in this nation,
recause he is m^re concerned with his image then the
lives of our Brothers and Sisters.
WAW
Everybody tcilIcs about the war
Kixon talks about the war too. He says
if only we give him a chance. He’s had his
Continues - along with rising casualtv lists
and dcn^estic inflation.
le’ll ’’wind it dov;n/'
ance, and the v;ar
killing, destruction
or.ething we can do about it:
, Nov. 6, millions of Americans will take to the
'1' nationv:ide series of demonstrations. The voice
lajori.ty will be heard through these massive, peac
3testc. Nixon cannot ignore us I
In the Sout
crcaninod by the
in Atlanta oh' No
a giant regional March and Rally is being
ta Peace Action Coalition. It will be held,':$^ti^§p
and will demand that we get OUT OF’ S .El' ASiA'NOWi%
' the Atlanta March \«»ill be a joint VETs/GI * s peace acti
composed of GI's and veterans, who will be coining, from,
!-'So\5theasti“^?‘Tocethere.With‘: memb'^'el^of ' th’^yile^'^^yet*^^
v:ar and the Atlanta Peace' Action CqalitibhT’'the|vr^f'V^ft^
taff is v;drJ:ing hard, to mobilize the greatest number of
fPH-ths Nov... 6
are in the Kilitary
everyone know that G
ion COMTTNCENT IN ATIANTA
ri0m
bi s
VPT'^ < S ?
V w i w* • • «
MAHTEI) ! !
OJ e
ike
and
the
prea
send
i’i.u VP'iij/Gl 's p^.ce astioit CdiTIUGSST staff^neede I'OUB help in
ding’ih.- Icrgest possible turnout Hov. 6. lie need more staff /fie'.
Pn: to carry out action prof^sts in Atlanta and the Doutheast.
Iso neod -.ronci/ to finance this work. If you can help out in exy
- please send in the aoupon below immediately I
In addition^ the staff is circulating the following I
ndoisement for the Nov. 6 Action and CONTINGEN'I, We want to get\
greatest number of G1 and veteran endorsements The statement '
endorsements will he published in the underground press throughouy
Goutheastt and - if enough money can be raised - in the oommercia't
s as well. Please check the endorsement box in the coupon and
it in right avqyf with whatever contribution you oar., afford!
firs AND VETERAKS' ARE FED UP! 'Wc Mm OUT OF INDO-CiUNA mil
U WE ARE JQ HAVE A JUST AMD HONORABLE PEACE/ IF WE ARE TO SAVE
Gl AND VIETNAMESE LIVES. IF V/F. ARE TO STOP INFLATION AND IMPROVF
CONDITICNS HERE IN A|-jERICA - WE CANNOT ALLOW THE WAR TO CONTINUE A
! SINGLE DAY LONGER. r.E JOIN WITH MILLIONS O' Ai'.ERICANS IN CALLING ON
PRESIDENT NIXON TO ST05> THE LIES AND ARING ALL TMF GT HOr^E NOw !
■ He endorse the peaceful/ legal Mational Peace Action Coalition ^
DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE HELD KATIOIWIDE OH SATURDAY/ NOV. 6. AND URGE
ALL AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHEAST TO BACK US UP BY JOINING IN THE
1 MASSIVE OUT NOW PROTEST IF! ATLAHT.'-..
I
! V.'fe URGE ALL 61 'S AMD VETERAFLS TO PARTICIPATE WITH US IN THE
i JOINT VETS/GI's PEACE ACTION CONTINGENT AT THE HEAD OF THE ATLANTA •
MARCH ,
ALL OUT NOV. 61!
-L-S_-/-« 3 -L.. s P..E.A..C_E act:
P.O. BOX 77064, ATLANTA, GA. 30509
V'
P.O. BOX 77064, A1
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1 1 S'^r.d nc more in'iormation
C404) 876-1994
Base (if GI)
or School
City
State
Organization
n send me
copies of this leaflet
I endorse the Nov. G HPAC OUT NOW Demonstnations
n my orgsiiiy.ation and the V“TS/GI’s peace
' “^SIFTED
i v/ant to help Jo staff/: ield to build the
pp» irA|pruT]*l CLiisy/xss ^
in'.rj- jp A $ co:5T-antr;o.c^! . \- I" • ' v. /7 a -
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REVOLUTIOHARY YOUTH MOVEMENT
A source advised that the Revolutionary Youth
Movement II (RYMII) faction of Students for a Democratic
Society (SDS) held a national conference at Atlanta,
Georgia, from November 2S to 30, 1969. At this conference
it was decided to form a new organization. to be known as
Revolutionary Youth Movement (RYM), characterized as a
mass anti-imperialist youth organization, said organization
being proposed as separate and distinct in form and content
from SDS. The ’’Principles of Unity" adopted by the
conference included a struggle against white supremacy and
male supremacy; fights against imperialism, anticommunism,
facism and oppression of youth; and support of the right of
self-deterlnination of all "oppressed nations," also support
of the right of all "oppressed and exploited" peoples "to
armed self-defense." It v/as agreed that RYM would not be a
Marxist-Leninist organization; however, source said this
vjas decided in order to indicate an organization broad enough
in form to be acceptable to everyone. A temporary National
Steering Committee (NSC) made up of eight females and two
males was elected to govern RYM until national officers could
be elected during the Spring of 1970.
RYM publications have listed the RYM National Office
(NO) at Post Office Box S*)21 and Post Office Box 77012 C,
both Atlanta, Georgia, and a second source has advised that
the NO has no office space but would probably be considered as
located at Apartment 27, 1067 Alta Avenue, Northeast,
Atlanta. ■ '
'•Sec^'^source advised that women dominated the
founding conference and have continued to dominate NSC*
meetings to the point that "women’s liberation" has apparently
become the RYM’s principal issue - also that RYM's poor^
financial condition has resulted in its failure to publish
a paper. During early 1970, RYM has decided to cat-?r to
the v;orking class rather than youth, since the potential for
social revolution lies in workers.'^,
A jhird source has stated that it v?as decided at
the March, 1970, WSC meeting that RYM women had decided the
organization will be molded into a "working class, Marxist-
Leninist, revolutionary, anti-imperialist, problack ^
nationalist, people’s women's liberation organization. ’’ \\
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PAGE THREE
PHILADELPHIA MARCHERS ARRIVED. At BOSCOV’.S EAST DEPaRTMEKJ; ,
STORE PARKING LOT* READING PA** AND STAGED MOCK GUERILLA WARFARE
DURING MOCK GURILLA WARF^r AJ^I -OEMOKSTSA.'nOfJ STAGED
ONE UNKNOWN 'MALE . ,^RA^'kHOUSER WAS ATTIRED II? FULL MILITARY
STEEL ARMY HELMET AND CARRYING
UNIFORM WITH FIELD PACK
AMERICAN FLAG. FRANKHOUS^., WORE A. SIGN, •SUPPORT THE V,'AR IN
VIETNAM", AFTER MOCK COMBAT, PHILADELPHIA MARCHERS PROCEEDED
iK SINGLE FILE. TO DOWNTOWN READING WITH FRA.NKHOgS.ER MARCHING
NO arrests or incidents OCCURRED
■reading!
0?? OPPOSITE SIDE OF STREET
tOFFl
PA. POLICE DEPARTMENT, ADVISED INSTANT DATE THAT MARCHERS
FLAK A FORUM A.T FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE INSTANT DATE, ON OF
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS WILL BE
valley CHAPTER OF VVAW . ^
END PAGE THREt^- -■* '
SUBJECT OHCAMI?.?
OrnCHML TOMM NBk M
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UNITED STATES G ERNMENT
Memorandum
DIRECTOR, FBI (100-4*18092)
date:
. 9/22/71
FROM
SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (100-11144) (RUC)
SUBJECT:
^VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (VVAW)
IS - NEW LEFT
. (00: NY)
" ReBulet to Albany and all other offices, dated
8/3/71.
A review of current information received from in-
formants and sources in the Salt Lake City Division regarding
New Left activities does not reveal any organization being
currently active in ^he Salt Lake City Division which would
appear to be affiliated with captioned organization. ' ;
In the event such an organization is established in
the Salt Lake City Division, pertinent information will be
furnished to the Bureau and New York Division per referenced
conuBunication. ;
lO
Bureau (REG.)
1 - New York (100-160644)(REG.)
1 - Salt Lake City
EX-lOi
RED 70
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Bay U.S. Savings Bonds 'SjgulaHy on th* Ft^oll Savings Flan
P»R^2 AS PUIS’ V, , > 7 ;.
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Mr. F-n
Mr. So!J5'*\«
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r05 . DI^TOR^; (100-448092)
AWENTIONi, DID_ “ _ .
FROM: ■■ ■ ALBUQUERQOE. CI00-3808) ‘ iP:
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (WAV)*
Mr.
Teis. :.
Misi .:•
Miss t- .
W LEFT
j.r
ARTICLE y^HICH APPEARED IN SEPTE^BER TWENTY LyST ISSUE OF
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ALBUQUERQUE,
NEW MEXICO, SET FORTH THAT WAW MEMBERS HAD DISTRIBUTED ANTI-
VIETNAM WAR LITERATURE AT MAIN ENTRANCE TO HEW ME XICO STATE
FAIR GROUNDS MORNING SEPTEMaEg^NIMETEEM LAST. NOTED HEW MEXICO
STATE FAIR CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS,.
ARTICLEfVHICH APPEARED IN SEPTE^©ER TWENTYONE INSTANT
ISSUE OF • NEW MEXICO LOBO" STUDENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED AT
CAJNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, SET FORTH THAT SENATOR FRED HARRIS
(D-OKLA) WOULD MEET WITH VETERANS MORNING SEPTEMBER TWENTYTWO
,NEXT AT VETERANS ADMINISTRATI0N|<VA) HOSPITAL, ALBUQUERQUE,
ARTICLE- SET FORTH THAT SENATORIHARRIS WO^ DISCUSS VETERANS
PROBLEMS AND WOULD ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEIT HIg
END PAGE ONE
. ... • a SEP241971
' / .' ftaiioRMfJlWCpWlNED
3^
62SEP3019
rytiw
iHtTVv jt^. lTT
■ARIZO:
ALSO ADVISED THAT
END PA6ZHTV0
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PAGE THREE
•■^SE* VETERANS HOTsPITAUIZED at VAiHOSPITAU AlSUQUERQUErmRMQ^
ABOVE DESCRIBED DEMONSTRATION AT STATE FAIR SEPTEMBER NINETEEN - - '
Last but hospital was successful in preventing this*1^
VVAW IS ANTI-WAR ORGANIZATION-ORGANIZED IN NINETEEN SIXTY-
SEVEN WHOSE PUBLISHED OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE
cessation of FIGHTING AND THE WITHORAWALIDF ALL AMERICAN'
y;.
. '
TROOPS FROM INDOCHINA
ABOVE INFORMATION FURNISHED ONE TWELFTH MID AND OSl
ALBUOUEROUE, AND NISO, NEW ORLEANS* ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ALSO COGNIZANT
BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED OF PERTINENT DETAILS
emsNw. pom NSi n
MAT tm cDmeit
«SA PFMa (41 cv*) let-M
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum 1
cairsiniifit
DOCTOR, FBI (100-448092) %
</ \
^AC, SAH JUAN (100-7053) (RUG)
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (WAW)
IS - NEW LEPT ^fr-^^.-
-•^ ••
ReBulet to' Albany, 8/3/71.
date:9/22/71
For information of the Bureau ana Office of Origin,,
no positive information regarding catpioned organization was
obtained during contact with sources and informants of the
San Juan Division.
The following informants and sources of the San Juan
Office were contacted:
SOURCE
CONTACTED ON
8/26/71
S/30/71
8/31/71
9/1/71
9/2/71
9/2/71
9/9/71
9/9/71
9/13/71
9/13/71
9/15/71
9/15/71
9/15/71
9/16/71
9/16/71 ;> r.avv'. ■
8/16/71 & 9/17/71
8/17/71 & 9/17A1
Naval Investigative Service
10th Naval District .
San Juan, Puerto Rf rn
Office
9/15/71
9/15/71
r«,n2>5f.
fEDOUL BUtEAU Of Otv:£rc^E'.ori
COMMlMCATiONS SECTIO^
.SEP20J9?
MR 0ISBS ClDE
TOtDIRECTOT (ftTTNt.DID).: 100-448092
MM YORK 100-180844
BOSTOK 100-42739
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR <VVAW), IS - NEW LEF
THE 20ST0N GLOBE, NEWSPAPER, BOSTON, MASS,, CARRIED A
article in ITS SEPTCMBER TWENTY INSTANT EDITION REFLECTING
CAPTIONED ORGANIZATION PLANNED DE..O?;STRATION THIS DATE AT
PLYMOUTH, MASS., SUPERIOR COURT WHERE JAMES
TV'ENTYTWO THAYER AVE., BROCKTON, MASS., WAS BEING ARRAIGNED RELATIVE
TO HIS ARREST AUGUST TWELVE LAST BY BROCKTON, PD ON
DRUG CHARGES. HANNON DESCRIBED AS FORMER SERVICE MAM WHO LOST
BOTH LEGS AND WON FOUR PURPLE HEARTS DURING SERVICE IN VIETNAM
JANUARY TO OCTOBER, NINETEEN SIXTYNINE
THE ARTICLE QUOTED CHRISTOPHEJHREGORY , COORDINATOR AT
WAW OFFICE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., AS STATING PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATION
TO CALL ATTENTION TO DRUG PROBLEMS OF VETERANS ..AND
RELATIONSHIP- BETWEEN DRUGS'’aND THE VIETNAM WA
END PAGE ONE
’2 SEP 27
COriTAINEOi
S}i:lLDfeJ
^ m-\7i\A .. ...- 'f T
Off SEPTEMBER EIGHT TO ELEVEN, SEVENTYONE. ^ - ' -. ^
- ON SEPTEMBER EIGHT, SEVpVi ONE
^^^{, WHO%VE FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION TN THE_ PAST
'®lKb'THAT LOCAL TRANSP AGENCIES IN PITTSBURGH
rit&'NOt AS YET MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO .TRANSPORT. ANY GROUPS-^«
TO HARRISBUE6 DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER EIGHT THROUGH- -;,%
FOURTEEN , SEVENTY ONE. ■\A ■ ■'■
OTHER SOURCES CONTACTED IN PITTSBURGH COULD FURNISH NO
INFORMATION CONCERNING CAPTIONED MARCH
THE above INFORMATION BEING FURNISHED TO USA AND
SECRET SERVICE, PITTSBURGH, PA. Vjv
PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ADVISED
ADMINISTRATIVE
RE PHILADELPHIA TEL TO BUREAU SEPTEMBER SEVEN, LAST.
PITTSBURGH SOURCES REFERRED TO IN THE TELETYPE AER
« foll ows:
M^ERflH^^BHBHjilHllllBililjl^.’.CONDUCTED^ BY,^
DID NOT identify kiMSELF , NO PRETEXT
rIHlR®m®G:E
PITTSBURGH, PA
PITTSBURGH , PA
END- page TWO
,^E THREE
P6 10P-17U4
PITTSBUMH FOLLOWING.
ft.WA
WASHDC
THE MCFftO WftS ORGANIZED IN MEMPHIS IN LATE JANURARY,
'sEVERTYONE. IY MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG WORKERS LIBERATION LEAGUE
tfWLD.A CPIISA YOUTH ORGANmilON , PRIMARILY TO INCREASi THE
MEMBERSHIP AMO INFLUENCE , OF THE YWLLIANO INCIDENTALLY TO :
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANGELA DAVIS
ON august EIGHT SEVENTYONE»^^g||g^|^^^^^f
INTELLIGENCE BUREAU , MEMPHIS PD, ADVISED THAT THREE PERSONS WHO
y
PARHCIPATEO IN THE DEMONSTRATION HERE ARRESTED AFTER THEY LEFT
THE AREA WHERE THE DEMONSTRATION WAS HELD ON A NARCOTICS CHARGE
NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED AND NO ARRESTS WERE MADE AT THE TIME THE
DEMONSTRATION WAS IN PROGRESS
ADMINISTRATIVE*
IS - YWLL: VIDEMj MEMPHIS FILE ONE ZERO ZERO DASH FIVE SEVEN
ONE THREE
RE MEMPHIS TEL TO BUREAU DATED AUGUST EIGHT, SEVENTYONE
SERVICE
SOURCE ONE I,
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF ARMED FORCES
AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES COGNIZANT. NO LMM TO FOLU^tt^
CRE
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•J'-SkV"*' ^“' ■
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pMerhoranaum
Ur. C. D. Brenn
4''
1 - Mr.^W, C.: Sullivan /
1 - Mr, C. D. Brennan / _
DATE: 8/13/71'
ftVltiVBII
Mohr ^
' tf«>I>cr .
ronretf .
nelhey .
'ir'-,'.
m
He has volunteere.
ureau concerning the aqtiyllU^es of the Veterans Against';
K ) » V recognized student organization at OSU.,
bnsi^rdd VATT 'to be a dangerous group and’ was^
n pFoviding^information to. the Bureau on tllf^se^''.
1,1^'
ynfi
ijjtoi^i^igp in providiDg^information to. the Bureau on tljose*^,
^individuals and members cocunitted:^t6^.V.ipleDce or ‘who incite'
pthers to violence./ Representatives of VAi7 at 03U have
t^articipated in demonstrations on and off 03U campus and have >
upported actions of other organizations including the Young
ocialist Alliance (YSA) » and Student Mobilization Committee (aiC)
he activities of VA^7 have attracted some student activists
ncluding a former member of the White Panther Party and VAW .
participated in anti-ROTC activities at p3U in May, 1971. U
Background investigation conducted by the Cincinnati
Office revealed no disqualifying information and Bureau files
disclosed no Identifiable information c oncerning captioned
ndividual other than a reference
'M
grou
and
gnce cannftf-
imvj
be authorized to designate^canJf Cincinnati Office
JSSIIJJ'* with stifulalio^liilliyjljiSa^^
^J^^tlniate^ampus*^functlois"'*lnd^that*^h^“ has no Interest
stands his cooperation with 4-i,I o ® also under-
ho .opt on a conJL\^|iS\%%^3^\rrlctly voluntary
nncO/JMENDATTnu. ^
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum .
FILE COPY
FROM
* Assistant Attorney General date:
ClrURUEh** Division
= ' Director, PBI^' «C,'' V
pATE;^^
su^ECT: VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINCT* THE WAH -
DEMONSTRATtONS AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS,
U:oo a.m. 8/18/71, DURING VISIT OF PRESIDENT NDCON
AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
IS - NEW LEFT (TROPUS)
Reference is made to
(your file ) .
memorandum dated
igtot
at
There is enclosed one copy of toe-i»ep««vt>-o^^peei8<3.
dated ^lfl/Tl_
A. I I This covers the preliminary investigation and
no further action concerning a full investigation will taken^ti^^fs|
by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. '
B. { I The investigation is continuing and you will
be furnished copies of reports as they are received.
C, [ " I The investigation requested by you has now
been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in-'
qulrles will be made by this Bureau.
, . D. I I Pursuant to instructions Issued by' the, Depart-
ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless I,
specifically directed by the Department, V -
-.rW'r
E. r^1 Please advise, whether you desire any further in-
vestlgati on . : . a:-.;:": ' r*
will be" advised of further developments, /
. ; - G. jPOtl 'mEvis sfiJ&mitted for your information nwA
further Investigation will be conducted unless speclflcallJlQ^'^^ECORDHp
quested by the De^rtment. ., gg 2G 197^
r* I This covers the receipt of a ‘ complaint'
further action will be taken by this Bureau unless the Departmen^^Uj^^
so directs, Cp. ^ t
Enc. iftirnDM/iT..^?*]F*^®**AGETWO
ito fiiywroRMATioN coNTflmFfi . :
SEE NOTE PAGE TWO
ifeit Sc^HMIMconmned
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UNIl^ STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UenphiSi Tennessee
Septesber 22 « 1971
VIBTKAU VETERANS AGAINST^THB WAR
INTERNAL SBCURITT - NSW LEFT
The touoff Workers Liberation. League
(TWLL) is a front organization of the
CoDBunlst party, USA (CFUSA), It vas
forned as a llarxlst-Leniiiist youtb group
in February, 1970, \^K
VIKTHAM ygrBRAKS AGAINST
Kentucle'
6Z th 04 ,yyAW
^byi^ Jdtin'Hu^ lan^^^PBo^in^^Rnn
iXn ' julyi^ 1971. ' ^/ter . Mont It
h JTTiv
advised that a meeting
IS our
rf
vibtmam vetbrams against
advised a meeting
aid on July 22. 1971.
a^ised that a meeting
X 2100 Union Avenue,
VlgTHAM TBTKRAMS^ AGAINST THK
tt^was^nlV^lhtei^st^ .
.a^^'l^:^;Sii^ni^f^^|w^l«A_4ing-,''ori^i'nl^'t‘5;otti“in
B^eatfat And^tbat t^OXs^ouldibB'^eoncarMil wi‘
voleb" tlM ther«~-v6uM %<^vlblett'
“>« Maaph^.^Argu Vj^
On August 25, 1971*(|Hi|
August 6, 1971, Wilksr MootgoiSw^RI
WAf sst up a tabls in front of tbs Student Oenter at Uenpbis
State University where they obtained signatures on the peace
treaty petition. \j^
On August 29, 1971, (^^I^Badvised that on
August 7, 1971, walker UontgOBer^va^observed on Main Street
in Uenpbis attempting to obtain signatures on a WAW sponsored
peace treaty. \ . i •■■ ■ .-■• ■■
'Jblnt meeting of the T
1971, at 1778 Bdwards,
*-^£®
114 «vl* 1 fl nW^ AsvAMt« a^' 4 A^w2r
cWi
Tbisr-^«^-wa-s?^dffa^-L-;;'.
■sb^ia^teturn'to
Intelligence Bureau, ^
that members of the WAW and TWLL were observed soliciting-}- ^
of a document entitled "A Joint l^reaty of Peace between the0-4^^
People of the United States, South Vietnam and North Vietna'm,^4
This document indicted that this ^eaty mss sponsored by^'^ i-^:'^
VlBrHAM VBTBRAMS AGAINST THB WAR
the Itemphis^Chiptw of the fvAW. The docueeat 'cohtelne V
space for signatures snd Indicated that the treaty would >
becone a public record and would be presented by the WAW
to Congressntfin Dan Kuykendall and Senators Baker and Brocks
when they visit Uempbls later in 1971. The treaty requested
contributions of tine and money and asked that checks bo
made payable to the WAV, Memphis Chapter. The treaty
called for Americans to agree to immediate and total
withdrawal from Vietnam and publicly to set the date by .
which all United States military forces would be^emo^ed^^
^JseW^at:
advised that members
"1fi» are here today to repudiate the l^esidentls
ttir Policy ot Vletnanizatioa.^ We are here to repudiate'^
Congreasean Kuy^adall.' who bail euppwt^-VietiuiBizatlon
since its concejIitibiiV. We are here tV <All VietnamiMtibn^
a lie and to call for-its abandoneent' lA^ faVor of
Imeediate and total withdrawal of all support of hostilities?^-'
in Indochina." Vjy
The September 21, 1971, issue of the 'Tiger Rag***
a newspaper published at lienphis State University, contained
an Article on page onh entitled TVAW to Call for Moratorium."
According to this article, the Memphis Chapter of the WAW
will call for a "moratorium" of classes at Memphis State
University on October 13, 1971, in conjunction with a
national moratorium on that date, te October 13, 1971, a
rally is to be held in the vicinity of the Federal and
State Buildings on Main Street, Memphis, to "set the date
now" for the end of United States involvement in Indochina.
The WAW will ask for the support of the Student Government
Association at liempbls State University to help achieve
maaimun student response to the moratorium. \ ' r
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the fBI. It is the jnroperty of the FBI and
la loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency.
Vk
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MenphiB, TeoaeBsee
Septeaber 22, 1971
JPIlaNa,
TISTNAM VET8RAMS AGAINST THB WAR
INTERNAL SBCURITY • NEW UCFT
MdBoranduB prepared at Uempbis
Tennessee, dated September 22,
1971, and captioned as above
All flonrcee (except any Hated belov) vhoee Identltlea
are cooceeaed la referenced cotBaunleation have furolahed reliable
infozoatlon la the past.
\/i^
Trp««f Mail
0 Report . ;- . — 1— , ,
1 I Incoming letter . ..
' *'\ ' .«t'**V.rf * *
I — 1 Outgoing leUer -- "— ’ . ’ — - -
QjJ Memorandum
O Airtel
□ Teletype ^
r~l Emsloauie (deecrihel
.Dete ef Mail
3A2ir
r~l Laboratocy Work Sheet
r~l Petaoaael Saewlty Queatioanaire <PSQ)
I — I Loyalty Form
I I Other (deaeribel
Removed (er
lifr.
Removed by
Reeaon for Reewvel
I — I For copying <If for another agency, liat agency and date of re^uea|.>
I — I To eendto
I — I To attach to
r~l For office nee
toMotW ffie
^r~~l Other <^>eeiiyi
Dote of Removal
jfT.Uys-
•■>WWWiW«^Ml ■■■ ' ■ / 1 •
UNTTBI^ STATES Gk^ ERNMENT
Memorandum:
DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448092)
date:.
SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (100-3808)
VIETNAM VETERANS AQ&IMST IBE WAR (WAW)
IS - NEW LEFT
V Remytel, 9/21/71. Jj^ ^
There are enclosed co the Bureau five copies of a ^v '•
'letterfaead memorandum regarding a meeting held by Senator FRED^'
HARRIS at Che Veterans, A&iniatratlon Hospital, Albuquerque,
Itew Mexico, on 9/22/71. v
^ Bureau KRM)
Albuquerque
■ , V . ..... V M
^ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE'-t—;... .,
;X^ .':■>■■ -'federal BUREAU OP INVESTICATIOi*?— //--V
■■nm
Albuquerque, N«w Mexico^
^ September 24, 1971
'-r :.T*'-
'^"f..’. .-V
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE VAR (WAV)'-"^ '■ ' 1'^
f < il.» Will JH‘4
I .
According to artlclea %rtiich appeared in the September
22, 1971, issue of the "Albuquerque Tribune" and the September
23, 1971, issue of the "Albuquerque Journal," daily newspapers
published in Albuquerque, New Meidco, United States Senator FRED
HARRIS held a meeting at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospi*
taX, Albuquerque, on the morning of Septaaber 22, 197l» The purpose
of this meeting was to enable Senator HARRIS to evaluate condi*
tiona at the VA Hospital, \ i
^ ^5MBE!_0F_SUB sc. ^«r?a rTTar.-r.*,
During the course of this meeting, LARRvROXTMAMN, a
member of the foecutive Committee of the VietDan. Veterans Against
the War (WAW), idjo is also serving as New Mexi co- A:ti 2 onm Co*
ordlnator for the WAW, alleged that there was wide-spread discrimina*-
tlon against Vietnam veterans
On Septaaber 23, 1971
dH^I^VA Hospital, Albuquerque, Niw Mexico,' adv
meeting conducted by Senator HARRIS took place without Incident',.
ALilNFORMftTIOWCOMTAIMEO
herein is UNCl.ASSj^I<^^
PATKtZCiil-B’
Thia' document contain# neither recoomendatlons norn^^^^p
coneluslbniN of the FBIw It is the property of ' the^>> ^t¥‘
FBI and la? loaned to your agencyi it azMl Its coh*^ I
tents arm not to be distributed outside your ageney,^£r6:
*Wf|'
i 0 t^M
wi
’f;<,¥>^<>l}/t
^ 5 -;KJr;c'
vii-:rN/-« V£T.:v</\*NS A.-iAXiisr ?'df: war (vvA
xs' ^ •>^£;i>’ L£rr ■
(00: i/y)-' • . ' .. v '•• •• =:•;'■ ^
* A^.
:/'. ' I'Acy^sei hai-'.y.ii-l’:, for vho Hureau-a
dr./vL-'H d^Ltad nr.d capticr.ee. &s, above. .••, Cop
jji3,.3^si2h<5t^d. .for. tb.o .Clew .;y6r< Office, whiqh’‘:'iB.„.
copies .are'-iAoluded for rhe fiie-G
:.i;nyes,t igktldri at ’• t)ie.;-Bur'ftac .' and ;Af"e;i>j'g^
■;^:l‘4siX>Al'lttL' EI^LSBERG, -the' su'Me^c.t ■df.-'that . ease
mfMmm
IfVv:. On, June. 28, 1971, Daniel: .Ellsberg was indict'efer^'f#?^
by a Federal Grand Jury in Los Angeles, - .'
California, chax^ng that within the approximate
period September-Oetober, 1969, he had ..■'^■>''.r*
unauthorized possession, access to and
of certain documents and writings pertaining to ' : ■■
the Mational Defense which .were originally
contained in' a number of volumes of Xeroxed copies
of a study entitled -"United States - Vietnam
Relations, 194S to ise?**, all but one of which were
classified Top Secret; and did knowingly and
unlawfully convert the above documents to his own
use. Ellsb^g is currently free on a $50 ,000.00 ; .
personal surety bond. '
This document contains nei^her”reeommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency. \
mk
immx
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (VVAW)
The September 20» 1971, edition of "The Boston’
Globe", & daily and Sunday newspaper published in Boston, .v
Massachusetts, carried an article reflecting that the Nev; ■
England chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against The War
(VVAW) will sponsor an open hearing on the topic "The
Other Side of Vietnaraization" at Paneuil Hall, Boston,'
October 7~9, 1971. \ t
/ The hearing will include testimony from Vietnam
veterans, government officials, and Southeast Asian
civilian volunteers and scholars., ,
The VVAW hopes to prove that "the war is merely
changing its form and that its toil continues to mount in
Indochina and here at home."\
Scheduled to speak are Daniel Ellsberg, United
States Representative Paul’ McCloskey, and United States
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, among others.
The four major areas of testimony will be aerial
bombardment, development and use of "electric battlefields
total impact of the war on the Indochinese people, and the
px^blems of returning veterans. ^
The VVAW is an antiwar organization organized
in 1967, and headquartered in New York, New York.
Its published objective is "to demand an
immediate cessation of fighting and the with-
drawal of all American troops from Indochina. V
VVAW has partici^ted in several de.mdnstratiohs'iy^^l
, including a massive demonstration in Washington, 7.'. eiJ!
.. D.C. during the period April 19-23, 1971. \ \ 7-.^
emoramurm
SEAn;^ (100-30733) (?)
subject: VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (WAW)
. IS - NEW LEPT^r. - : ... N
•• OOi NEW yoWC•'■'''^^
Ra Bureau letter to Albany^ 6/3/71
The WAW Qontinuea to have limited activity
in' the State of Washington. Little new information has>H:
been developed since a summary LHM was submitted by the
Seattle Office on May 25, 1971, under the title Veterans
Against the War, Seattle, Washington, a copy of which is
enclosed for New Vork* \ i
This matter is being followed. A six-months
summary LHM will be submitted on or before November 25,
1971, bringing the care up to date, UACB.
Bureau (REG)
New York (Enel. 2) (REG)
Seattle . ,
Biff U.S, Soffit Bnds on i
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UNITED STATES,
0*r £ DIBECTOR^, ror; (100-448092)- ’bOtiniOrriTii^ — daib;- 9/24/71
3iC, MEV IttTiOr (100-21058) (P)
ubject: VIET NAH TETERAHS AGAIHST THE WAR (WAW)
^ 13:- innr
00: NEW YORK-^: ^
Re:^^^re«Q letter to Albany dated 8/3/71 captioned as above
Encl^ed for the Bureab are 5 copies and for Nev York are 2
copies of an LHU containing results of investigation of the
VTAW in Connecticut. ( a
.^cause of the information provided by^pHjlB it Is not
nit that the local WAW organization is infiltrated,
^dominated or controlled by any revolutionary groups or
'other subversive elements. It also sould indicate that
«9ACK^^^lVj^tJie^regipnai:r^^t^iiwtdri^or the WAW, is
making every attempt to prevent any infiltration of such
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VIET WAM VETERANS AGAINST. THE WAR (TVAWy
knit group,.
aad vbea it does attend rallies and demonstrations, ver;
|es people aho are^actual members attend (J
Approximately 20 to 25 members from the V7AV
attended the April Id, i>?71, rally in Washington, D.C.,
sponsored by the WAV, , This sas far belov the estimated
80 veterans that «ere expected to travel to Washington.
JACK SMITH of the Ne« Raven Chapter of tlie WAV vas the
national coordinator for the April 18>2v^ 1971 demon-.'';
stratlon in Washington, D.C* U
On April 5, 1971, JACK SMITH appeared at a dem-
onstration at the, In^roal Revenue. Service,.. Bartford^l^^l
ConnectietttT< He" ^de^hb' public statement' at' tii'is'tin^^
On March 24, 1971, six members of the Ceoaecticut Chapter
of the WAV spoke at the University of Hacrtf ord . Their
speeches consisted of vaj^atrocllie|^om|^tte^bi^mericjU
soldiers Nam.
On May 5, 1971, a rally sas bdfl on the New Haven
Green, Nee Haven, Connecticut to speak atf against thev:%'^
Viet Nam War and at this time several.ind^i^als from the^^
Itlg
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^ to be an anti.irar
^ Kovember 14'*16| ISJI^Cat vaa to take Maiwi'
Ke^ Tork a^ t^; the yjAW woulA be hal^htitb^^^l^
^•^ M^act lvfty t^ie the ■ar^era vere in Cohaa eii'CT ^l'^^
by ^iranging plaoea to aii«i^^.1u||d‘^lbdglag^'t<^^^^aSH;'tc
the local no indication i^^
intends to becone involved in acta of civil diaturbance
or violence as evidenced by ita vithdratal from the demon
strationa at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connectic
g'.\^' ^vs*- i t....
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UNITED STATES M^RNMENT
memoranaurm
DIRBCIOB, FBI (100-448092)
date: 9/27/71
AaiNFORM.'VT!C?l:
if. U.S. Sapsttgf Bfirtds RefftJarly m tb* P^nll-Sopin^
V‘'Q
sac, mus (100-2408 ) (rttc)
subject; TESTKAM 7BTERAHS AGinrST TH* war (WWAl)-^ ■ :
ZS - NSW'LSFT .
BeBUlet to mil offices, 8/3/71^ 'Os - '
Znfonmtlon concerning T7AV hms been broogbt to
the 'attention of all Agents of this office in order that
logical infoxmants and soarees eonld be contacted to determine
if any aetiTity of WAW has beeQ reported .\^
Contact with informants and with police department
soarees in major cities of this division has developed no
information to indicate VTAW activity. These negative
contacts are recorded in Mobile file,
If any information is snbseqoently received to
indicate TVAT activity, discreet preliminary investigation
will be made as instmcted. \
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UNITED AATESGOVERMB4EN
Mem&fandum
date: 9/29/71
f : SEP 30 1871
R^US. SapMgt Bmdt tfffdaHx «n tl^
Re Bureau letter to Albaity dated 8/3/71. \j\^
There has not been any WAV activity in Northern
Virginia since April 19-23, 1971, when the Washington, D.C.,
Chapter of the WAW conducted demonstrations throughout the
Washington area, including visits to Arlington Cemetery,,
Ail Agents of the Alexandria Division have been
alerted to the possible presence of the WAW and have beea. .
requested to contact sources re same. No positive information
has been developed to date; therefore, this matter is being
RDC,
: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448092)
[f fitoM :SACrALE3CANDRlA (100-690) (ROC)
^subject^ETNAM veterans AGAINST THE WAR (WAW)
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE
federal buread op inpestfcation '
Philadelphia* Pennsylvania
Septeober 23* 1971
“'•“"STMTIOII,
BY’’SsTL»A;Tf*iTi 5 Z^* SpOltSOIiED
Officer, P«nnsyiva3a^^^mi^^^MHi||||H||B
headquarters, 1% West Broar^SHt *\^*»*i**
y fro. Bethlehea to Reading Pa^ brS *" Planned to aaUc
1^ Route 222 and ca^ ovenIfri»t it rLS^ J?*«*ylvani.
to put OT guerriUa warfaS theatlM^Uf'n.^? intended
ing of Septeaber 9, 1971. Th« ?v on the even*
froa Reading to Lebanon then planned to aarch
H22 on Septeaber 10, ishf ThS^BeSieh ^'""“yl'^ania Route
he joined at Reading by the Philfd^iiJ? expected to
plained to e«p it
Septeaber Ig, 1971, Lebanon, Pa., on
on ■^**e narch would contini
Harrisburg, PafT with ttl i-i!?"®® leland Parkr
hours of Septeaber 11, 1971 '*** evening
bined groupV -aJcSi^i piii„«S
■ittee re
pla nning i
and
as th^^
XEr,ijx
OGUhW.
^ at the VYAW was in the
o^'srep^sentSl^^^^^®-^®®*^®^-^*** *'*« act!
la the property of the FBI and is Teeird^?n
yon^ agency; it and its contents aiT^lt ^
• distributed outside your agency-i^..
AHTZ-WAR MARCH AND DEMONSTRATION*
HARRISBURG, PA.,
SEPTEMBER 8 > 1>I, 1971, SPONSORED
BY PENNSYLVANIA VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE WAR <VVAW)
Troop«^H^^^Badvia«d on Septeabor 7, 1971,
that the schedule lo^rse WAN aareh and demonstration
reflected that on September 8, 1971, a group of WAN
marchers would leave Philadelphia, Pa., by way of Route
422 through Reading, Pa., into Heirpisburg, Pa. A group
of WAV marchers from Allentown - Bethlehem, Pa. , would
leave on September 9, 1971, by way of Route 222 and join
the other group in Reading, Pa. A third group would depart
State College, Pa., by way of Route 322 destined for Harris-
burg. The ultimate destination for all groups was Harris-
burg, Pa., on September 11, 1971. The total number of par-
ticipants estimated in the march and demonstration from
Eastern Pennsylvania was 300 to 400 persons. \ t
^^^^^^^Troopejfl|P|H|^advised that
^^^WBpill|BB|[|| ^ffnIiadelPhla, Pa. ,fteiepnonev nuuSi^mP
^HjpFwa^^pRsenting the {'niiaceiphia chapter of the^^Aw
m^vas in charge of the Eastern Pennsylvania part of the
march. The perswin^gs^j^^h^jeste^^ennsrtvania pa
the march was
stated he was not in possession oi aooitionax oexax'zs' re- .
garding groups eoadng from Western Pennsylvania at that timdA
i rt ’
m^l^^had been advised by the group that they
planned t^Teginmarchiag each day at approximately 6 a.m. ,
and they intended to march until 4:30 to 5 p.m. , daily. The
march would be conducted single file on the side of tiie road.
Marchers would have emergency and medical vehicles in the
rear of the march. Groups planned to march 20 miles per day
with 10 minute breaks each hour and would eat lunch coi^letely
off the road V Nightly camp s were to be set up at pre-arranged
locations along the route « imi^^had been advised that camp—'-?
sites were planned near Valle^tor^ or Norristown, Pa. Ad-
ditional camps would be in Reading, Pa. , at the Friends Meeting
House, 108 North Sixth Street, and Penndora Park. A campsite
near Lebanon, Pa., would reportedly be a private cai^ ground,-,
not further identified. y.
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AMTI-VAK MARCH AMD DEMORSTRATIOK*
HARRISBURG, PA. ,
SEPTEMBER 8 - 18, 1971,' SPOKSOREO
BY PENMSTLTAMIA VIENTAK VETERANS
AGAINST THE VAR (WAV)
'
further advised that the WAV schedule
called fo^^u^^oups to an*ive at Harrisburg, Pa. , on
Septeaber 11, 1971, at City Island Pax4e.' Denonstrations were
scheduled froa Septeaber 11 • Septeaber 1%, 1971, with depart-
ed of all participdhts on Septe^er 18, 1971. The groups
were to have a banner at the head of the march titled "Vietnam
Veterans Against the Var* and planned to provide their otm
security force including walkie-talkies*
that no violence was expected and
representatives of the WAV were cooperating with the PSP re-
garding the march and deaonstration pla ns,
On Septeaber 8, 1971, Trooper iHHIiadvised that
a delegation of WAV aeabers departed Philadelphia, Pa*, early
that Boming. The group consisted of five isales and one
female traveling in a large van-type truck. The group pro-
ceeded to Pottstown, Pa«, by way ofRou^ 822 with four meabers
aarching at different intervals. ^HlHl note^that most of
the tine the entire group rode in tn^T^ek .prlhe march was
peaceful and no reported incidents occurred en route. The
only reported activity along the route was at approxinately
1:1S p.m,, when the aarchers staged mock guerrilla warfare
near tiie intersection of Route 363 and Route 822 in Fairview
Village, Pa. The marchers expected to spend the niidi t in the /
Pottstown area, possibly at Monatawny Park, ^^mjpadvised
the schedule called for the Allentown - Be'Oilenel^l^egatiom
to join the Philadelphia marchers at Reading, Pa,, on the
following day* The caap ground for the Philadelphia group at.
Reading, Pa,, was qnknown since permission was denied to ca^^ ■
at Penndora Park* ''«-A / _
ifurthc
TroopexVHBBBliurther advised on Septeaber 8,
1971, that 'tile WAV aarchers would be given a supper on tiia
evening of Septeaber 9, 1971, at the Unitarian -'Universalist^:^.^ ^
Church, Reading, Pa,, by the Reading chapter of the Vomen's ■
International League for Peace and Freedom,\^ ^^< 2 . ^
Reading, Pa,,
advise
planned
to proeol^^mi^nsovg, Pa^^TIxli expected arzdyal 5:30 p.a
Sept«ab«p lly 1971. Tho groop plaanod to eai^ at Cit^ Island
Park. A rally was scfasdalad for 1 p*a.» Sspten^r 12, 1971,
at thtt pax4c. Scheduled speakers included NEIlireC LAUGHLXff.
one of ei^t persons indicted by a Federal "Grand Juz^ on ' "* *
April 3, 1971, for conspiracy to kidnap Presidential irayisor^
HENRY KISSINGER and blow up beating tunnels in. Hashii^OT,
0. C.; MURAHMAD KENYATTA, bead of National Black Ecc^^ia ..
Derelopaent Conference at Philadelphia. Pa.s and ALKHOiBARD..
National Secretary of WAV. Source'^ deteriiined .tKat' during
Septeaber 13 - lb, 1971, tiie group plans to 'eiTOUlate in *aia
halls of the Pennsylvania State Legislature ^urging
ANTI-WAK MARCH AMO DEMOHSTRATIOH.^
HARRISBUR6, PA« ,
SEPTEMBER 8 - li|, 1971, SPOHSORES
BT PENNSYLVANIA VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE MAR (WAN)
Hous* BiU.S^S; Approxiaat«ly 608 deaonstr4tors were
expected by the gro^ip fcr the Sep teller 12, 1971 rally. 1 .
Tz9Qpepj|HHmi|H|k advised on Septeeber 10,
1971, that the Fhiiaceiphia group of WAN arrived at Reading
fro* Pottstown at 1 p«a., Septeeber 10, 1971. The Philadel-
phia group consisted of 10 narchers and one van. Five WAV
•archer* fro« Allentown arrived on t p.a., Septeeber 10, 1971
in a truck. The Allentown group was scheduled to caep at the
Friends Meeting House, Reading, Pa. The Philadelphia group
was scheduled ^to caep at Unitarian - Universalist Church,
Reading, Pa. \.A
On Septeeber 10, 1971, a Special Agent of the FBI
observed the coebined AlIento«m-Bethlehea-Philadelphia WAV
narchers departing Penn Square, Reading, Pa., at 8 a.a. The
group totaled It narchers in Ar^ fatigues accoapanied by
two vane, one bearing a picture of an Anerican flag-draped
coffin on its side and an Anerican flag attached to the rear.
■ 9'. >'■
^^op*x4||^|HHmi^B«vieed on Septe^er 10, 1971,
that the narcdiers xnxencea ro proceed on Pennsylvania Hi^way :
422 to Meyerstown, Pa., where th ey would caap on the evening .
I^^of Septeaber 10, 1971. ^HB^advised that on the evening of.
Septenber 9, 1971, the coablned groups camped on the lawn of,;.3‘.>
The Friends Meeting House, Reading, Pa. Two dinners were given
for the Btarehers , one at The Friend Meeting House and one at.
the Unitarian - Universalist Church. An anti-war f^um was
held from .8 to 10 f«b«, at The, Friends Meeting House.j; Approici
' matelyS? 'people wsM in attendmce and speaker’' included- Pi
r S. FIGHTER, Coordinator, Lehigh Valley chaptex^V AH,' VICTOR
YARNELL, M^or, Reading, Pa., Attorney who re
. ^pe^edly recently attended the I ih In rTinrTTmFgi snil JOHN M
ysWEENET. former prisoner of war, Babylon, N. No aarzests
. < ' or inciaents occurred at. Reading,,
—/■“*" A Special Agent of the FBI observed severhl’^ ih4^..
dividuals distributing leaflets on street comeam In Haz^s^^^^^l
burg. Pa., on Saptember 10,^. 1971.^.. The leaflets, ahhouneed ai '
eoapietibn of theso stotoiiimto all indiVidiialii^:
peaeafullp aarchod to City Island Park where they camped forff
the ni^t^with <ypreyal...<^^city ^
/: - Markers' wei«' greeted at ^Ity" Island' Park’'hyA--Slf:i|-l|-
Harrisborg' mayor SWENSOX and Captain NOkHAV 6* BONNETILtEih^^f#
head of Harrisburg PO, Cens^ity Relrtions pieisioni: ^
AMTI-VAit MARCH AND OEMOHSTRATION».
HARRISBURG, Pi^./
SEPTEMBER 8 - lb, 1971, SPOMSOREO
BT PENNSYLVANIA VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE NAR (WAN)
rally called "Operation Keystone, Veterans Invasion of
Harrisburg", scheduled for 1:30 p.«m*, September 1971,
on the Pennsylvania Capitol steps* The schedule speakers
Ipeluded NEIL MC LAUGHLIN, "Harrisburg Eigh ^^^FBUHAMMAD
^NYATTA* Philadelphia head of The NationaJTBlack Economies''
Development Conference, JONATHAN- BIRCH, Coordinator, Phlla^
delphia WAN, and AL HUBBARD. National Secretary, WAN.
Offi'ddpT naffHSurg^TaT PD, advTsed^m September 10, 1971, •
that a permit to eain at City Island from September ll* to
September 13, 1971, was obtained by PAUL'.S^;^FICBTERy;:|||i|B|
further advised that the WAN dem^istratonrwoul^saj^^^xne:
own health officer in the person of
On September 11, 1971, a Special Agent of the FBr
observed approximately 6$ members of the WAN assembled on
the steps of the capitol, Harrisburg, Pa» JOHN BIRCH and
various members of the WAN reiterated the following reasons
behind their march on Harrisburg: \\
The State of Pennsylvania is still in
the war, unemployment among Pennsylvania
vets is double the national rate, 61 bill
benefits are grossly insufficient for vets*:;^
needs, their wounded brothers are being
treated in military and.V»A* hospitals,
Govexnment has turned its ba^ on thousands
of veterans who became addicted to heroin >.
in Vietnam, and their brothers on active duty-'- : ’7/
IS
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Mrs* C* DELORES TUCISR* S«er«tar:f of tho Comon-
Hayop SVEHSOV of Barrioborg
W ^mm||||^H|Vatat«<l ^at these individuals and
other mttSSv^c^xt^^TKi conferred for two days with Beabers
of the Pennsylvania Legislature and departed on Septenber lb,
1971, to return to their respective hones* Ho incidents
occurred* x .
risburg* on .septi
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FennsylT^nla ie still in the WAR
double the
rothers are being i^atreatei' in ]
on A««Te duty ,*111 being herp.sed erery day. . .;
and V.A. hospitals S
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AQ 100-380&
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vers icy of Ne^^Mexlco Campus Police
Albuquerque^ New Mexico
(ty request)
oscal In3pector*8
Albuquerque* New Mexico
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New Yo^AjCityt New Yoi^><' ^
(by request)
confidential soy^qg^f his^ office and
who requested that^^Qi^denclcy be' e7
reveals (by request)
querque Police Departaent
(by request)
^^rans AdninisCi^tlon Hospital
Albuquerque. New Mexico
(by request)
UNITED STATES DEP>
FEDERAL BUBEAD
*• "!r* >
^ : 4^ i Albuquerque* New Mesdeb
.• September 27*
VIETNAM VEIEBANS AGAINST THE VAR (WAV)
Also known as , « v
Veterans Against the Vletn«aese War (VAW)*
Veterans Against the War (VAW )
INTERNAL SECURITY - NEW LOT
^yi0
On March 1* l97lJ^^H|| made available the attached
leaflet which source obtain^^^^rebmary 24* 1971, at the
Vletnsm Veterans Against the War (WAV) Office located In the
Student Union Building (SUB), University of New Mexico (UNM),
Albuquerque, New Mexicoi \ v
PROPOSALS AND Al^tS OF VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
»PENTMMt
TO form an orcanizatioa la direct opposition to U.S» involvement
in S.S« Asia«;>'.:. ■ •■' ■ ■ -;
To have an organization capable of bringing forth the facts of
the ontri^t crimes against humanity that soldiers in the Araed
Forces were forced to perpetrate in the name of duty*-
To oet up a node of expression for Vnited States veterans who
are disenchanted with American forei^ and dpiieetle policies '
To provide a compensation for veterans that sere forced to conform
to the immoral and Illegal t»r in. S*E« Asia
W'Vjf/j
To cet up a united vOlce for those veterans in dissension with
the existing veterans organizations that support American military
To provide a coalition for veterans in this area with other national
Anti-War organizations
To provide a central facility capable of dealing with the immediato
problems odconfronting veterans in the UNH area
To provide an organization that is capable of using the power-
that veterans have to protect and serve the rights granted by
the G. !• Bill in regards to employment* racial discrimination
police harassment* government assistanco etc*
To provide an outlet for those veterans whose conscience can no
longer allow them to remadd inert in the courses, of events that nay lead to a
may lead to another world war*
On April 7, 197l»||
leaflets issued by the captioi
fm
Vietnam Veterans V .
Against, .tte ^
isa«ii« u«.c*n«t«i>^
e
e
Vietnam V eterans Apalnat the War .
fl:; A Southwestern office for the Vietnam Veterans Against the ov.;
ii' Var has been recently organized . In the Albuquerque area* Larry^.-iH ' ;
'( ■ RottinaDn»-a former Array officer who served in Vietnaroj|^^967-
63»' and Ernie ai Forces. sergeaQ^fcav e , * v
; set up an oft ice for the WAW In Corrales#--i->J‘#':
The WAW is a mil t mi iT'iii'ii nil il 1 iin iliTTiTimn T\
New Yoi^ City in Junet.1967, ty Vietnam veterans who wereTcon-^, ;■ A:?;,,.'
vlhced that the public had. not been told the truth about the-?^; --.Ivv
war* These veterans believed that their personal experience^.>Ti^^; .... . A;
and knowledge of the As.lan conflict {mjc them In a unique
ition to Influence the full spectrum of American opinion on
the issue* From the founding group of six New York vets* the
organization has spread to every state* involving thousands
of Vietnam veterans representing all branches of the service*
various ranks » and all types of war zone duty.
Members of WAW have relentlessly tried to t^l the Amer-
ican public the way they know jx i^ in Indochina- -Aether it
involves phoney body counts* war crimes* or secret military
operations in "neutral" countries* There views have heen pub-
lished in thet "New York times"* "St. Louis Post Dispatch"*
"time"* "Newsweek"* and "Playboy" magazines* and in countless
local ^blications* A WAW member was the Hrst American to
reveal chat the tonkin Gulf incident was a fabrication* other
members of the WAW have testified about the numerous "My. LaijiJ*s 4 { i;. ;
large and small* both before and ^ter the My Lai
came a public issue* Several members of WAW have written, ’'or*
contributed to, books asid articles about the Indochina War*
the organization has leafleCed and canvassed for refer-
endums on the war* participated in veteran-sponsored rallies*
initiated (along with other vet groups) the "Veterans Stars
and Stripes for Peace" and "Vietnam Gl" newspapers, debated
pro-war vets on national TV* sponsored its own Veterans Day ..
rally in New York City, and published a "New York Times" ad-.-
vertisement signed by WAW members ' .
In the 1968 presidential campaign* over SOO m^bers of-^vv/ . • v
.. ^the WAW.woricedlon, the. behalf of. Senator Eugene hfeCarthy^thiM^M^it^
eluding personal and group, lobbing ,wlto delegatesitq^^the
cratlc National invention in Chicago* One WAW mOTber wasi ^
. In fact* elect^ a delegate, to the ^convention for.^.McCarthy,^{;^v^;.^^^^^^
j.^ilevhundi^Bdslof£other4vet8talded btherSantl^warlilcahdldate^^P^^*^^^
Mound th^'country^^ WAW ‘^speakers^ate ^ow'T^agl^^^
dialogue on the war in churches* communities, and colleges
across the country, and are testifying befoiB. CongTOSslpnal^
' committees-'' oii':' all' aApects;'"of:'.the''warr'"N*'^^^^^^^^^^^^K#?':;#il^^^l^
ai^zed and equipped as a U«S* An^ Infantry Cofnpany» oar^^^r
nearly 100 miles from Morristown, New Jersey to Valley Forge,
aj Pennsylvania' to demonstrate their opposition to the continuing
^■^mllitjify pfesence^^ AslS. The vets, dressed In jungle; fatlgue^l^?:
"^and carrj^ng toy M-16 rifles, conducted a series of slnujlated<a^|||y;:
• combat assaults on towns and farms along the route* They also:* 3
■ passed out leaflets and carried on dialogues with the Ipcal •
dtlzenzy* vjv
Aware thefc the war In Indochina Involves much more than
actual fighting, WAV Is continuing to speak out on the Issues
off free speech for Vietnam veterans and all GIs, treatment
of wounded vets In VA hospitals, education and psychiatric pro-
grams for wounded vets, the Defense Department refusal to make - -
mailing lists of Vietnam vets available to anti-war groups, at-;?
home and overseas racism and repression, a^d the order of
national priorities throughout our society* \>\
' One recent WAVKproject was the sponsoring of the Winter;,
" ' Soldier Investigation, a national Inquiry Into U.S'.'Wiur Crlmiai^^p^l
policy In Indochina* Held on February let and 2nd (the 3rd ah*
nlversary of the 1968 Vet Cong Tet Offensive) in Detroit,
Che Investigation Included testimony by over 150 veterans of ,
the war, with substantiating evidence provided by ViecnOTese^>’3'^3^^^^^^
fromVlndsor, Ontario, Canada* vv >
Another major project of the WAW Is the putting together
of a book of writings by Indochina vets. Larry Rottmann, free-
lance writer and author of, The 25th Infantry Division Jji Vietnam,
Is editing the book for a major New York publishing company* The
WAW feels that for far coo long, the veterans story has supposedly
been told by politicians, "famous authors", and others who claim
to speak on behalf of American GIs* The VVAW thinks that It Is ." •.
time for the ordinary soldiers* voice to be heard. In his own
book*
Any veterans of the Indochina War who have letters , essays ,
poems, short stories or art woric for the WAW booki or who are
Interest^ in joining or learning more about the organization
should write to»
Vietnam Veterans Against the War - V; .
'P*0. Box 623 •■
i:;:3.:;si;^k,'&^^3;^;^--Corrale8 Mexico
The WAW also has a speaker's bureau, which provides Indo-f 33 ,
chira veterans for speaking engag«nents with civic groups and : ' 3 .:
^ service clubs* Any organization desiring a speaker should^l^^fe
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yiEINAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, INC
: New Mexico Office
P.d. Box 623
Corrales, N.M. 87048
OBJECTIVES OF VIETNAM. VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, INC
1, To demand ah Immediate cessation of fighting and the wi^i.
drawal of all American troops from Indochina) we cannot allow
one^ more human being^o die senselessly in Indo^ina,
2« To demonstrate that our military tactics dehumanize
soldiers and civilians, and to make clear the underlying
governmental policies of the U,S. military and the Nixon
administration in ptosecuting an unjust and immoral war
in Indochina,
3, To bring together a national coalition of veterans. Nat-
ional Guard and reservists, and active-duty servicemen and,
women for peace, so that the men and women with first-hand know--
ledge of the military and the Indochina War can effectlyely,i':!d.^-M,>
4, To show that opposition to the var does not stem from cow-
ardice or disloyalty) the best way to keep faith with our
fighting men is to BRING THEM BACK ALIVE— NOW I
5, To show that Americans allow their society to be pervaded
by a racism which lets us view Aslans and our own minorities
as less-than-human. This racism pushes our minorities through
Inferior schools and into the combat arms. Thus, we send oiur- '
minorities off to die in disproportionately high numbers viille
we kill Asians indiscriminately. We demand that the militarjg#^^:
recognize its complicity in Amerlca*8 domestic and ihterha-^^*i^™
tional racism,;
-w* : To demai^ immediate^incTOaseuin .VeterahSr Administ'ra^fiM®^^^
funis to correct Ithe’' deplorably lnhiiiiahe’’coi^ittbna tfiaC^^
vail in V.aT hospitals, and to facilitate the initiatibh
rehabilitative programs responsive to the needs of all veterans
7* >; To make clear that the U.S. has never undertaken an ex-^^|^'
tehslvei ope^ investigation .of American war crimes In IndochlnA
We demand that the U.S* government. In its war in Indochina,
affirm the principles of Nuremberg. While we, as former GX's,
recognize the responsibility of the individual soldier to re*
frain from committing war crimes, we also recognize that ult-
imate and primary responsibility and guilt of American war
crimes lies with our policy-m^ers at all levels.
8. To demand that all active-duty servicemen and women be af-
forded the same ritghts that are guaranteed by the United States^
Constitution and Bill of Rights that are presently denied by /
the Uniform Code of Military Justice. We are appalled that .
servicemen and women are treated as less-than-flrst-class cit-
Izens. V/e call for an immediate reform of the UCMJ. We endorse
the efforts of the American Serviceman*s Union to win a Bill of) ^
Rights for servicemen.
9, To support active-duty GI’s refusing orders to fight in
S«E. Asia. We support all Americans refusing to be drafted. /
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During the course of hie remarks* ROITMANN stated that 22 percent
of the Inhabitants of Nev Mexico are of Mexican origin but that '
:67 percent of the Nev Mexlcvis killed in Vietnam , were „fx^^thi8£v^^v»^
22 percent minority. This source also advised t^t ^t^e HdijseTbf
Culture is the headquarters ^of the Italy^Vletham Connltteei'^r'"'^ ^
On July 26, 1971*^^^^^^ ^Ivlsed that
four other American Vietnam ^iCiRiis participated In a D^onstra-
tlon for Peace In Sou^east Asia* organized by the Italy^Vletnaift;. .
Committee In Florence* Italy* cn July 9* 1971. All of the Americans
spoke on the alleged war crimes had been committed in Vietnam.
On September 3* 197l*Vpmka^^8ed^hat ROITMANN vaa
still serving as the WAV Reglona^coorolnator for New Mexico-Arlzona. V
There la no record of flHjHr in the files of the Albu* n7
querque Credit Bureaui the ReglsCIlP^nflce* UNMt the Registrar's
•~riiiriri<tM-->,' !-.&
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VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE VAR
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Journal** This article identified VINEYAfiD as a pre-law student
at UNM and President of the Albuquerque Chapter of WAW* The
article describes VINEYASD as "neither a radical or a militant
agitator*" It also quotes VINEYARD as stating* "I believe in
worthing within the system for change without violence • * • *
instead of alienating each other* people should be willing to
listen and understand the motive and beliefs of others. We are
prepared to work throu^ this system toward this end. There's
been, enough violence already**
FUNDS
According to an article «diich appeared in the Mar^
11* 1971* issue of the "New Mexico Lobo*" the UNM Student Senate
allocated $880 to the WAW at its meeting on the evening of
March 10* 1971* but stipulated that none of these funds could be
used to lobby state legislators .-y ^
On April 7* 197l,^^^^Maade available the attached
iT^h^Vi
Application for M«nbership
^AWt
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VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, INC.
New Mexico Office
Box 623
Corraleaf N.M. 87048
CC'j^Kt:r».rr
BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE
Uatei.
Nanet
Address t.
Screec
City
Branch of Service i
Dates of Active Outyt,
Phone I
Rankt
State
mo/year-».co-"mo7^ar
Military Occuoatlonc T ype of Dischargei,,,^^
Reserve Status _
Present Occupation! Education! . _
Name of Last Institution Attended!
Dates of Attendance! . _
Currently Attending! .
Name of School
Do you. wish your mail to be sent to your school address? Yes No_
If so, please state your school address i Q-
Education!.
INDOCHINA SERVICE
Dates of Service!.
Primary Dutv!
Wounded Yes
Unit Assigned.
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.Secondary Duty.
Decorations !
I enclose annual membership dues of $5*00 Yes N o
I have read and support the stated objectives of Vietnam Veterans
Against the War, Inc.
Signature
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According to arctcle* whl^ appeared lif^he Februaw
!!• 1971# issue of the. "Nee Mexico Lobo#^ and the Febniary 12#
1971, issue of the "Albuquerque Journal#" RALPHLBACA^ a U®*
student# spoke at a rally held on the UNM Mall on February
1971, and announced the formation of a group to be known as
Veterans Against War. following are pertinent portions of
the tfticle which appeared in the February 11# 1971, issue of
the "New Mexico Lobo*i -v
■Yesterday*s rww rally on the Mall
mapped perfectly where the anti-war
movement in America is golng--nowhere*
For two hours a stream of worn-out
rhetoric punctuated with •Right on I*
trickled from dozens of would-be
regyolutionaries # and nobody cared.'y^
becaie’ so
first 'houx OX 's6#--. ’ It ^e8ched^•^^^•'^^f^^■‘>■.^^^^ '
the point where RAIJ« BACA# more-or-
less acting as M.C., almost had to beg
for speakers from the ci:owd."\Jv i ^^7^
On February 17, l97l^^^Badvised that the WAW
held a meeting at UNM on the evlHn^^ February 13# 1971.
Source advised that the meeting began with the showing of a
motion picture entitled "AWOL," following which an announcement
was made that efforts were being taken toward the formation of
a' ;8tate-:wide . WiW.organi^iofw:\^^^g^;^i:^T;^i^^
■1.1": i': According to an article whi^ appeared in the Februa^
18# 1971# issue of the "New Mexico Lobo#* the WAW held its^ ; ;
first meeting at UNM on the evening of February 17# 1971. Atfe-
this meeting it was brought out that the WAW hopes to establish
A lobbvine conmittee in Santa Fe# New Mexi«»# to assist, veterans^
in gaining theirV benefits under the GI Bill and to publicl^^ -
— '■ — — — I — ... — i^r'i
On February 25| I97l,^^^^^advl8ed that the WAW
held a meeting in the SUB, UNM,^^Wne evening of February 24,
1971* At this meeting it was announced that the WAW planned
to establish a war^crimes committee which will lobby in Washington
D. C« } and that the WAW group at UNM had received word from the
group's National Headquarters in New York City, New York, that,
funds would be made availabl e^ M /\ \ j / •> ^
On HairGhj^L^^^^HHljB^^is^that o^the evening
of March 15, 197l,|^^^^^H|HS%^Himimm^^contacted the
UNM Campus Police o^nc^^Si^adviaecchattheTTOW would hold a ;
the UNMCamoua ]ff
^pant stt^r^i
guerilla theater dealing with the Vietnam
from llt30 a.m* until noon', March 17, 1971, and
also advised the UNM Campus Police that the participant^t^tiM
guerilla theater would use real rifles as part of their perfor*
LA
On March 16, ^^^^IHHHVadvised that the guerilla
theater would take place on tne nati behind the SUB, and that it
would culminate with the participants entering the SUB and using
blank cartridges pretend to shoot unnamed participemts in the
guerilla theater, who will feign death as a symbol of alleged
U»S. atrocities against North Vietnam civilians* \ a
On Mardi 17, 197l,^^H|||Ha<ivised that the proposed
guerilla theater to be held ^^vAW at UNM on that date had been
cancelled due to the belief of the WAW members that so many UNM
students were aware of the details of the proposed guerilla
theater that it would have had no impact* A ^
li^^moua i
literature
On March 18* 1971
ble the attache
Va
sMir;Tg»'
GEORGE KENNEDY
IJT7ITT?:
[•dn^btrttion bur roll In tfm'
Wv, wtM M know tto our
)lWi*f«»S0Wl^
If vjirussiim. •
wilATiliCM>> • ’beW EY CANYew in:** bn April 19, 19»1, piun biviifcn of Viwrafft v«»rank «riiH begin
Inbunlon*’. eHVBsMngton. O. C- . code-nemeb “Dewey Owyon III/’ Dbringowroecupetionof ihe capital, we ».
■ meet formatly and inform^ wtth congreomcn. conduct pubfic hearings into U. S. War Crime military poliw, *
'bbOH the Congress end^upremeCt^ to exereSe their^r»ed-C©MUttitioj*almpensibUit|es_to override Nixo:
Wood lust; and act to atop all “buslneu as usual.'’ until the government recognii^ end responds POSITiyg^
- oiv demands. All medals and awards will be returned iaa Ibnnal ceremony to dw Cor»greis....ln KIA body begs.
GO TO WaSHIWQTOM NOTBECAltSE WE WANT TO. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TOiH
^oion doas net jtlan to ond dte war. The l>eris •»eaoe“ Talks art a phony poUicity gimmick. JtodJ
■^ministmtloii'a rmTi* rWipaljh b )uit an Mwie to perpetrate the American inilit^ 4 >reswtce in S.
So w maraat Aiid era Iter^ tirva r^n'^ sSillbil Wxpn'a'wihiation b» lovva farbsm and hard hatt, \
^ Me not AMATEURS! V^a we oorrdiat vetaransi wounded ar>d decorMad. maimed in body and ^rit. Wdl not
' deterrad or intlnudated by poftca, goeenuoent egents, U. S. marshe1s»or our brothers still in the rrtiiitary (v/e kn.
’^dAib they will upjMtt. and any dacaron to.pitaheffl against w will Miy swatl our numbers}.
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VCTEffANS. ACTIVE Dtrhr GIsrillAtii&WAL ^UARD^EW. AND RESERVISTS ARE INVITEDII
wdnrneiuppdrtdflimiam ond 1 Htmts.'«% emit fw«e-no-*'atr.acwtr“.«o come Fepv«<l<»AFxUmQhsd<
ponchos, dry edx.btf 'da^lng baps. Rations wHI^ fundshad. Waar your fatigues end combat rtb^ns. Air
Eos more Informatipn. or to mdka mueVneeded contrtbBtions. contest
Ctmles. Nw Mexico 67<
New Msxrce Office:
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IT'S A TIMS FOR LEAESRSHIP. TH3 AVERAGE
CITISES rOESH'T RilOif HKAT THS STAKES ARB
IH VIET2iAJ'I.“
Richard M. Hlroa
Iios AnscloSf Callforula»
February Ilf. 1955*-
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sinini
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On March 19f- 197l»VH^Hkmade available a catelbg^^bf
courses being offered Xjy Amiscad» the free university at UNM*
this catelogue indicates that the WAW would offer a course en-
titled "National War Crloes Conialsslon*' on Thursday evenings* i
According to^n article which appeared in the Mar^
1971* issue of the "New Mexico Lobo** the UNM chapter of the WAW
had ^ent letters to every state senator protesting the failure to
pass Senate Bill 330 which would have required that an official
state of war be declared by the U. S* Government before New Mexico
servicemen could be sent into battle in Southeast Asia* t i
According to articles idilch appeared in the April I»
1971* Issues of the "Albuquerque Journal" and the "New Mexico
Lobo»" seven members of the WAW had unsuccessfully attempted to
surrender thenselves to the Albuquerque Police Department on the
evening of March 31# 1971, for "war crimes** These articles ldentl-i.s->:
fled those participating asi CHRISTOPHS VINEYARD* BOB MAlJUa)#-'''^ -
RALPH BACA# CHARLES OARNALL# NARCISOO GARCIA, BRUCE MC MASTS, and
JIM DAMOUR.\^
According to articles which appeared in the April 2# 1971#
Issues of the "Albuquerque Journal" and the "New Mexico Lobo#* a
group of WAW members unsuccessfully attempted to "surrender for
war crimes" to United States Attorney VICTOR R* ORTEGA on April I#
1971.
According to an article which appeared in the April 7#.,
1971# issue of the "New Mexico Lobo#" meters of the WAW would;f^^#^^^l|
attempt to surrender themselves to Saiodia Base authorities 'literflf^r?;fl'
that week. This article also set forth that Sandia Bwe Provost ^
Marshal, Lieutenant Colonel BEVINS# had stated that his of f ice^i '^V
would have no Jurisdiction to arrest th^. ;
' According _ to, .ah ;"Article irtiiW''Mp^tted''S.n''.’the i'Aprtl -• 8'f '■
issue^of .the>"Albl^ue^ue Journal" CHRIS' VINEYARD'stat^:; thatrthe‘*>*'*■■'*•■'^^
WAW mmsben Jt^dJ hoc completely giyeh up the, ideia. of 's'llrrende^ng.v /
^emiselves for wtf erimiss and that the ' grciup~*ii^ ^att^pcing to con---
tact the South Vietnamese Etebassy in Washington# D. C*» but that
these 'efforCs''thus far had .been unsucce8sfuirt'\#^'^i’f^%r??:Wi!w^S^&:n^
«RE YOU SICK OF THE WART
Are you • YIetnom vet?
Are you the wife or e fomily member of e KIA/
MlA,orPOW?
Then jofn-u* in Washington, O.C. Ajtril 19th
through the t3r4, o* thouiondi of VIetnoih veti
end wor>teorred Amerleon families conduct o 24t
hour, week-long "limited incursion" of our notion o
CopiM eoHed "Dewey Canyon III . . j
FLICHT TO AND FROM D.C, FOOD AND HWS-
ING PROVIDED FREE If you ore on Indoehinnfv^,
the wife or fomily member of e Kl A, MIA, or rOW.
For more informotion, contoct; The Vj^roni
Against the Wor, 277-5520; or George lUnned^
265-2982; or The Vietnom Veterons Aqomst the
Wor, Woihington, D.C Office^ 202-737-8600,
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VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAE
ty the WAtfi April 19-23, 197l* This article quoted GORIX»J
GILLIES as stating that the group had no special plana other
than "leaning on U« S. Senator JOSEPH H. MONTOYA* and would
otherwise Join in whatever demonstrations the National WAN
Office had scheduled
According to an article which appeared in the April
21, 1971, issue of the ^Albuquerque Journal," RALPH BACA and
RAY lance were among the group of approximately thirty-five
WAW members from New Mexico idio were in Washington for the
demonstrations sponsored by the WAW for April 19-23, 1971,
This article also set forth that members of the New Mexico group
met with U, S* Senator CLINTON P. ANDERSON and Representative
MANUEL LUJAN on April 19, 1971, and had also scheduled meetings
with U, S, Senator JOSEPH MONTOYA and Representative HAROLD
RUNNELS, the^other two members of the New Mexico Congressional
delegation,
According to articles irtiich appeared in the April 29,
1971, and May 3, 1971, issues of the "New Mexico Lobo," C33RIS
VINEYARD, BOB MALANO, and JCftlN MATECZUN were other members of
the New Mexico WAW delegation who visited Washington, D, C,
According to an article which appeared in the May 3,
1971, issue of the "New Mexico Lobo," Representative MANUEL
LUJAN had written a letter to the White House urging a meeting
between CHRIS VINEYARD and President RIOIARD M. NIXON.
On May 3, 197l,^|^^H^avi8ed that the WAW had been
soliciting signatures to addressed to New ^fexlco
Governor BRUCE KING requesting that he suspend operation of the
Selective Service System in the State of New Mexico,
According to an article whL^ appeared in the May 6,
I97i; issue of the "Albuquerque Journal," approximately 1,000
signatures to the above petition were forwa^ed to Governor
BRUCE KING on May 5, 1971.
According to an article which appeared in the May 11,
1971, issue of the*New Mexico Lobo,” a rally sponsored ty the
WAV on the Mall at UNH on May 10, 1971, failed to attract aiy
student attention,
"In honoring their eecrifice* you honor’ ^
the sacrifice of all those who through
the history of our nation have died in
order that we may live in peace and with
With ay best wishes* sincerely*.
Richard^ Nixon* ^ .
1971 article %fhich appeared in the July 29, ^
Albuquerque Journal*- URRY ROTTMANN had.s>-.vS-^SKv<a, 5 »^
^ f public stateront to the effect that the WAW was attempt^
ing to locate a site in New Mexico for a Job and ding rehabilitation
Vietnam veterans. ROTTMANN stated that the WAW would
facility, preferably outside the metropolitan
anticipated that this facility would be
staffed by doctors* paychlatriats, clergy, and others donating
® volu^^ ^sls. The article else quotes
ROTTMANN as follows regarding ^AW#^^ ^
"WAV isn't Just a protest group but a-
group working for its immediate end and
dedicated to continual social action for
those Americans vrtio have suffered most
in this war— the veterans •
j According to an article ^ich appeared in "The New Mexican. -
published in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Che WAW would
® of "public awareness actions In the
swthwest at ^s Alamos* New Mexico, on September 15 , 1971 , This
activities In Los Alamos would be held
at the Alamos Unitarian Church and would consist of the showing
an anti-Vietnam W^ motion picture* talks by WAW members* followed
^.5! P«rlod.^,.Thi8 article also iet^^
meetings of this type were scheduled. to ;
held in Phoenix* Arizona, and EX Paso* Austin, Houston* and Arlington^ ''
This article also set forth that KRIS KRISTEKSENt one of the
WAW members ^o partlclpatedt stated that most people
the group approached were apathetic and that a few were actually’'
hostile* It is not^ that the .New Mexico State Fair is cur* '
rentier In progress
On September 23# l97lS^H||HPadvised that on
September 18# 1971# a npresentativeox^AW contacted, the
Veterans Adalnistratlon iVA) HospltaV'ln Albuquextiue^aiid offerecl:^^
to provide a bus to drive aiQr of the hospital's patients who so
deslr^ to the New Mexico State Fair on September 19# 1971# since
on that date veterans were to be adapted free*\^
VmB^vlsea^at a charter^ bus arrived at the^'- v; ' ' _ ;
VA Hospital on the morning of September 19# 1971# and transport^
a number of the paclents«-8ome of them In wheelchairs ••to the
New Mexico State Fair* Upon arrival at the State Fair Grounds#
ROITMANN Indicated to some of the veterans In the wheelchairs
that be intended to attach antl-Vletnam war placards to their . , -
wheelchairs so that they could ride up and down In front of the'
grandstand irtille the hors^aclng program was In progress*^
that when ^IIMANN made tUils announce*
raent# two members of the MASH group at UNM# who had accompanied
the^ group# told ROITMANN that this would not be possible* These
individuals contacted authorities at the VA Hospital who arranged
for the return of the patients to the hospital*
The following are pertinent portions of em ^
article vdilch appeared In the September 17# 1970#
Issue of the "New Mexico Lobo**! . \
^ . ... ^ ^ ^ '
"MASH# originally an OTergency first-'
aid center# la now redirecting its
attention to the more pressing problem
;^^j^^i'^«ii'of'’drug^abusdVliaj:he^ community
V. ”MASH was creat^ during last Spring^V;
strllce ^en the Health Center closed!;^;
^ ”An ASU^' (AssoclAt^ Students-U^) \
appropriation and donations from -
hospitals and private citizens are .
enabling MASH to continue its opera*
tion*' .v , ,, .
A letter to the editor signed by several
HASH members appeared In the Nov^ber 19, 1970,
'Issue of the "Nei^ Mexico LobOt” and states In
part as follows i \_/v
*In order to clarify the position
of our organization* we «K>uld like
to specify that M*A*S^* is ex-
pressly non-polltlcal« As we serve
not only all elements of the Uni-
versity community* but also those
elonents of the general community
which requests our services as well*
we feel it would not further anyone *8
interest were we to become engaged in
either party or student politics**
According to an article which appeared In the September
23* 197 I 9 issue of the "Albuquerque Journal*" LARRY ROITMANN was
present at a meeting regarding conditions generally in VA hospitals
throughout the country held by U* S* Senator FRED HARRIS (D-Okla)
at the VA Hospital* Albuquerque* Hew Mexico* on September 22*
1971. During the course of this meeting the sublet made a brief
spee^ alleging discrimination against Vietnam veterans*
:'i STATUS DEPARTMENT DT
^S HAL BUSEAO OF INTESTfS
Albuquerque , New Mexico^
Sepcembor 27. 1971 ^
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE VAR (WAV)
also known as Veterans Against the
Vletnanese War (VAVV). Veterans Against
Cb&iaeter INTERNAL SECURITT - NEW LEFT
Referenoe^ Albuquerque memorandun dated and
captioned as above*
All soutoes (except any Hated below) wboee Identities
concealed in referenced coaiaunlcation have fumiabed reliable
izaatlon In the past.-,-
• • 'i* I..
PayetteviXItt, N* C
located at^
Wbieb ia th« residence o
the Havmarket SsBimt£^<^
It is further noted that Hayraarket Square Coffeehous^
Charlotte file lOO^'llOll, was established in* Fayetteville in jl
August, 1970, and is utilized by antiwar groups and Gis from ■
nearby Port Bragg, H. C., for protesting the Vietnam War.y . ^
y? ^ Charlotte is conducting a preliminary investigation,
&oagh established sources onlyit identify other leaders and
i^ers of WAW and to determine its aims, objMlves, and a^i^
md will ^be-'Ml^t^ prca^ly*
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XJNFlto STATES G^m
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Memorandum
DIBECTOr^ IBT (100-44809*)^- date: OCfl ]%'![
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"sue* HEWABC (100-535^) {f) /
VIEmM VETERANS AflAHOT TEB VAR (WAV)
(RStf JEHSSt CHAPTER)
IS-EEV £EPT
(OOt HAH York)
fitt Bar«*« l«tt«r to Albaiqr^ eopiot to VAnark^ ^/%/y\
aaA Heimrk alrtol and LRK to Buraan. .oonr^ Van To
nad
2 FolS, oOtVavar
Encloaad' for tha Boraaa am nina eoplaa and for Vnr
10rk» two aoplaa# of an LBR datad and oaptlonad as aboaajy^
^ Coplaa am iMlng fumlahad loaalXp to Saamt Sarrlcs
and lOSth Ml droop* BOvark* Van jaraay. ^
XAfonunts ntUlsad in aneloaad LEM amr
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. 1-7' Othar than Infomatlon sat forth in tha IBR,
la insufflelant infomatlon arailahla to adaquata
«MA«M mvr ••ntlonad In
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ZnforwttloB «oiM«mii« lfc«u 3 and 4 of
Bartam lattar eoald not Ba conflx«a4,Br aataBllahad
and aaureaa of tho llawark Dlvlaloa* -
Tbara la no lafoxvatloB that tha WAV. vaw Jaraay
Chaptar^ la laflltratad^ doalnatad or aoBtrollad by baaio
rarolatlonary sroqpa or othar aubvaralra alOMBta. Batabllahad
aooraa corarac** faovarar^ loaa ladloata that WAV la allcnad
with tha aawaaa of rarloaa paaoa croapa 1& tha Stata of Raw
WAV, Haw jraraay Chaptar, la aat laaarporatad wz^ar
tha lawa of tha Stata of Vaw Jaraay and to data, doaa not
poaaaaa any fonul orsaalaatlonal atruatara. Slnea tha arraat
and indletaant of OONUJD SMABR, WAV Vmi Jaraay Chaptar
^Hlsator, no affaatlra atatarWMa Ibadarahlp haa baan la
andanoa. '
It thara wai^v^ffaet^aa Xaadarahlp aai aoaa orgaalsatlonal
afforta, tha potaatlal M^d axlat that tha WAV eoald poaalbly
la aoM dlaroptlTd^^^AbloCalTlX dlaobadlanoa, . la Tlaw
oJ'^ gyttehaa ^ la Raw Jaraay. It ia;i
fait, hmarar, that WAV i^jQ^^Vm^asa la aeta of vlolaMa
alaaa thaaa aota by thalr vary aatara, woaXd ba dlaaatrlaally
oppoaM to tha poblla laaca which WAV, aa aa orgaalaatloa,
la attai^tliic to eonray.
XAfOzvatloa arallabld oonaaralBs naabarahlp of tha j
WAV, Vaw Jaraay Chaptar, la llaltad to only thoaa paraona • 1
aaatloaad la tha aaalosad
Vawark will kaap thla caaa la a paadli« atatlii~^^S ^ . -1
***'®'*R** ■®wcaa. Sho^d thS- 4^
attaapt any typa of local awbraralTa larolTCBaat and/or
Mwolwnant la dlaroptlTo or Tlolanoa-prena actlTltlaa. tha is
clgauaat^^a will be datanalaad and tha Baraav iMcdl ata^^ -^'^.. J
coatalaa lafomtloa froa coafldantm a^Ma
Talwa, tha dlmbaura^^af which cohn ba p^^c^' to
latamal aaeorlty and/or d afanaa lataraata of tha JPBltadJItat^J^ - - j
•dTlMi
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^ w r? * MVM la a posltioB ta
fttaljfc rjllabU iBAxwttlBI^ WImA that avproxlaataljr 4
, iBdlTldvala attaadad a plosla at Praaiaia »• aaaaaralt Parlt^^^ii
P«a»nTaaUi' on Kay 15, 1971^ apansorad byfP®
^ilf« At 7s00 p«n. OB Ray 15« 1971# tha grotip hagaa a nareh
Proa fnaiaitt B* BOMaralt Park ta Zndap^anoa Rail. 6th and
MrhB* StraatOf Phlladalphia«^ At Xadapandanea 8all» thaj hold ^ ^ ^
a paaaafnl aandlallght Tlgil agalnat tha Itaitad Stataa Inrolvan^
In Tlatnan, Atrlsg tha rally^ a nlnaagraph flyar waa alrenlatad
urslM aopport of tha law Jaraar mi for a Ray 89, 1972, rally ,
aohadnlad for Itwarfc, Raw Jaraay^ \ ^
^ »M* Jaraay
^ Don- SwiiTtt^IaiBiad an anti-war danonatratlon
on R»p\89# 1971* Tataraaa and anpportara wara to aaaanbla on
^raX rontaa lata Iraarfc, law Jaraar, and naroh ta
Park, downtown lawark, whara a rally wowld ba hold
Dwrliii tte naroh Into lawark# partioipanta wara to bold noak^^i
. snarrlUa thaatrOi*^^th. toy so^#' a^U^^mt war atxwltlaaiif-l^^®
„ Oa My 29# 1971*^^HVa aoaroa who haa fomlahod
rallaUo infoxnatlon In tba^lf, adwlaad that a paaeafal
anti-war danonatratlon waa hold by approxlnataly 30 nanbara
and appperUra of WAV at RUitary Park, lawark, law d^araay.
danonatratlott bagtn at approzl»taiy 4t0e p.n* on Rw 89,.
1971 and andad at approxlnataly As 30 p,n» Tha daBoaatratiatt^e-iv>;:;;<..
waa praeadad by tha partlalpanta narohlno down aararal aldaK^k#^
atraata toward RUitary Park and diaaaaalBi tha Tlatnah war"r'">'-'^--:''-'^;:
with paraona on tha atraat
■/ -y/ ' ■ m . -y-' MwV' %"..r *V.' •' •* ;%
Thraa wnldaatlflad partlalpanta nada brlaf antlHiar^l^^
r a na r k a ta tha groiaA.
' ^ 1971,'^HIVa ' aonraa wiw tea '
wllaUa in^zpat^ In. tha pSCT^Maad. thab WAV planna^^^^S
^;.9^1olfjkM4:lh^tJoaiphabWtibf.jwl^'>th^
Aagaat 6^^9n^ Thla Ttgll-^i^ 'danonatratlon^ mi to ' taka^^^^^
plaaa ab tho low Moral Balldlng in Vawwli^ liw and
waa to eonalat of raadlng of tha nanaa of M Tlatnan wax^^
daad* Paxpoaa of thla itnnnntrali im waa t a" n nMho i at a tlia ' **'■’-
atonla bonblBk.af
TiEmx TiTBRira Aft&msr fBi ttm
Im mm gupm)
425 LiSK* • ■oar** who has fomlsM ^
raliaUa p^n^ion In tha paStT^^lM* that tha daaonatratlen
plannad at ^ Maral Balldlng^ Wawark^ 1 m Jaraay^ an
Aapat 6« 1971# to aoMaaorata tha atoaia hanhlnc of Japan,
did not oeear, dua to a lack of Intaraat oi^^part of partlal^ti
On Mr tl« 19Tl«iB|^^adTla& that tha ‘mv and omr
5 U SSSIa'l"??* “ daaonatratlon aonalatliv
?£ S* dardan Stata Partway
S ^ ^ protaat tha war
in Ylatnaa and enaianurata tha bonhlnd •* Japa^'x k
. ^Jn Aapat f # lS7lJ^BB|adTla&%it tha.
S? mWaRthar paaea tranpa* on
Aagut o« 1971# oonalatlns of an attaa^tad tla up of traffla
Stata Parknay naan Xllj^th, lav Jaraayrto
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mrtfctr*," uA by rtfoilas b« ob«y ord«n th*y b#ll«T* to bo^
imjaat, «|«U as D fbr pttBlshiiSBt^^v
On SsptwalKr 8, 1971^(1^
furnlahad xsllabls Infozaatlon la «&• past^ adrlsad that tbs .
Ataantlo City ftaltes Oapar^Mit (ACPP)
lattar fK«-«55elby, TTAW. .Ww4a^ -Stats^^rtlaatori
liirsz«l]« ACPD that 7TA¥ iniaadM tT bald aa "aatloa »t 2j00 p.«
oa psptaaber 10, ISTl/la Atlaatla Ci^ »« 4 «.
plaa^ to dlatrlbttto loanots la front of aaior hetola and la
isaflots eondoiBM
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tkA mr la Tletnaa aaft apaclfleally.Coagr^Baawi^Jdto^Hw*^
^ SaiSLrallW* •Hawto* of Tlotn«
froa tho eMgrosileaal district to ghlgt Cloiwostcr Comity,
Ksv Jersey Is sltaaM, acre dlstrltoted.
^■fcfctfc'ldTlsed that St 8tOO p.B. oa
seateabex^^^^^j a rally was held at dlasshore State College,
by WAW sad that spproxla^ly ^artew d^nst^te« ^
wtleloated. Short speeches eofla aado sad doa^loas ^^72^
ooTIfifited froa spectators** Toaj^Scaccl was spotesa Mi tor th e--*^^^^
Sd SScSti* that p«aaafl «<»14 he “J** ?*"
after the Totiag records of CongrosMca Joha S«
^t sad Charles W* Saadaaa, There toss
present and eery little aoney eas collect^ * The rMy ensea
^UtOO p*a« sad approziaately 3 ^^ .^y^^to tor s were to spend
the night <m the Qlasshoro State College^M)mma.N^
OB septeaher U, 19 n,^l(BiPS^toed that^^
deaonstrators on the Olass^ro State College
Olasshoro by 9tt5 tea. oa Septeaher U, IgTl*
40 persons Indicated that they nay drlre to
£w^?W, to participate to' protesting agalMt ^ ttss
Awrlca Pageant oa the erenlng of Septesi^r ^1^971 y
OB septeaher 12, 1971,
apBzealaately 55 VTlW partlclpant^^eaeef^y dewnstrated
l?^h«a!r^ OcarentloB Hall, Atlantic City,
«AneMkai» 11- ion* la aa atteapt to contrast the unreality
IbXt tli^^s AaeSca Pageant, with the ugly
reality of the Tletnaa War* \
This do«ii»nt neither “*?-
oeaclwsloBS of the Federal Bureau of torestlgatloa (m) * to
4 a tha BMoartr of the IVI and Is loaned to your ageneyj to.
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6Q0CT1219JX
8/3/71; San Diego alrtel
tp Director dated 8/26/71 »
Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are 5 copies of
an LHM, and two copies for New York.
TT e c Information copies are not being disseminated to
U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Attorney and Military Intelligence
^enclea in San Diego at this time in view of Bureau Instruc-
tions that discreet Inquiries only should be conducted. Extra
copies have been prepared for the, San Diego file In the event
future dissemination Is desired. »
•I ^ Information of the Bureau and New York the
enclosed LHM contains all pertinent Information In the San
Diego files to date re captioned organization. The Informa-
leafleting at Camp Pendleton, California, In February,
1969, was previously furnished to the Bureau in form suitable
for dissemination. \ \
San Diego will maintain this case In a pending'
status and follow organizational activities on the campus at
Sm Diego State College. There has been no. activity during
the past summer months, however, it Is recommended that- ^
Investigation through established sources be continued In'
order to determine If the San Diego State College group is
reactivated at the beginning 1971-1972 school yearT\
.■ All Individuals mentioned- in the LHM‘ have been ■■
indexed. Sant Diego fllesi^ contain' ne other pertinent informa-fe
tlon regarding these Individuals and separate Investigations '
are not being; Initiated ^t this tloe.V
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OP INVESTIGATION
San Diego > California
September 21, 1971
VIETNAM VETERANS AOAINST THE WAR (WAW)
The WAW is self-described as an anti-war organ-
ization, organized in 1967 and headquartered in New York City.
Its published objective is '’to demand an immediate cessation
of fighting and the withdrawal of all American troops from
Indo-China".
"Captioned organiMtloh planned'^to" surreptitiously '
enter the U.S, Marine Corps Base at' Cainp'^endleton, Califor-
nia, on February 3 » 1969, arfd distribute anti-war literature.
Leafleting on Base did not occur, as members of, the WAW .av: . %
decided aga.iiist entering the Base and' instead passed out antl- ;v
war literature to u:s. Marines on liberty in Oceanside,
California, which community adjoins Camp Pendleton, California;^
Results of leaf let_ing efforts were described 'as poor,
LJf|P mimlB Naval i^estiga^^Vsery^e]^^^^^^^^
y ^grrlce/Cfmir Pendleton, California 2/6^9p '
The San Diego State College newspaper, the "Daily
Aztec", on May 26, 1970, carried a news item reflecting the
San Diego State Veterans Against the War would hold a memorial
service in front of the War Memorial ailldlng in Balboa Park
San Diego, California, on May 30, 1970. The purpose of the
memorial service would be to encourage the veterans to relin-
quish their military awards and medals honoring the Nation’s,
military dead on Memorial Day.\^
WARRRin^T.T.TAMs^ gan Diego S tate ^
Veterans Against ane War., stated the group was taking the T
"^actlon
and has taken no stand on any other student activities.;
on the campus. He emphazled that the group is not ahti-Amer--- i
ica or antl-mllitaiy but if Is ~antl-war; \ ' . i
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CW October 9, 1970, it was determined the--VVAW_
Is duly chartered organization at Diego State Cplidge
October 9« 197P)
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Activitlea^oT captioned organization have been
brought to the attention of Agents in the Savannah Division
and a survey of the division has failed to develop any
infonaation as to WAW activities in this division* .
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i3.-MHfLEPT ALl INFORMAWI C'
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ReBudet dated Q/3/lT’^\y\
aicloaed herewith are five copies of an LBK entitled
’'Indiana Veterans Movement"* Two copies of this LHM are
provided for infoniiation purposes of New York*-- i
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Sioloaed LHK la classified to<^
protect the Identities of three confidential sources who
continue to provide reliable information concerning the -
national defense and the unauthorised or unwarranted dls—
aemination of this document could rea 8 onabl 7 result in
their idantificatiotv thereby adversely affecting the
national security of the United States*-
Indianapolis can locate no organiaed WAV activity
in the State of Indiana*. The Indiana Veterans- Movepsn
closelr followed
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^IdentltT of souroast
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Additlonallyt. it ia noted that all three of above
■ aouroM ramaln In an elceBant position to pr^ld.
and continuing information on all Hen Left-orieoted vserana
activities in the Indlanapolia Division* »
isiPt:
CmTED STATES DEPARTMENT O^USTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Indlanapolia, IndlanR
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FiUN*^
Soptambop 22» 1971
INDIMTA VSTERAKS MOViMBir?
'On 2l^’ 1971* tho'
nada availabla a doeioBaKit entitled "Indlwa Veteransl^^^^^^^^^^
Moveamt,''*;,^ tdiloh i8, app.«^_^„hepetd aa. an:f
attaohment'A: outlined the eigenda* pux^aes* and organlsatibhi
TOla &oufflent’'eontains aeltbsr'pecbaiwndatione '4
conclusions or the m. It le the property of the • - - 4
FBI and Is loaned to your agency: it end Its con-
tents are not to be distributed outside your agency-c^^^^ ■
r^B Te^B iT-^e^
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ENDIAH&. VErSMH3 MOVSHENT
which structured the confer sncd h^d at Ball State University
(BSU), Munele* Indira » August 21-22» 1971* Source advised^- ;
that the meeting was less than successful in organizing .all -
groups and stated that the Indiana Veterans Movement had not
yet, attained a viable organi zational structure* tJasdega-who
emerged at this were'
a student at BSU'and an indiviaBB ^^^ffiWf^^^ ^WPE^WWf ^
Peace Treatj^movsmm^l^Idana;^|H|HH|^^^idio Aiai a
friend^of Iseace^-type
State Pniverait^^err^^Ste. rT^iana SililMHI^^Hwiiii^ ^
irtille "not~Creih^named to any 'formal offlce^i88Siec^n^mStl<
INDIANA VEINRAN3 ICVSffiNT
The Dhltad Front is a predominantly Negro:^^
organisation which haa led a boycott of tAiite
busineas e^abliahmants in Cairo, Illinois, for
over two yMira*.-\_j^
On September 17, the U
above advised that at a recent IndianS^^flrSS^nov^ttitffleeti^, , ^
it was decided an atteBQ>t would be made to establlah a lobby for L^l
veteran^ affairs at the next Indiana Oeneral Assembly. Befom ^
in veterans' benefits would be the main eaaphaais, and, in
particular, the following programs were decided
1« Establish a direct lobby group at the Indiana
Oeneral Assembly so that the young voice of
veterans could be heard.
2. Creation of an Indiana State 0. I. Bill of Bights
complete with financial assistance, etc.
3. State enployment preferences for veterans.
1|..- Creation of a state public works pi?oject which
could msploy prea«itly uneo^loyed veterans.;.^
< .. ' •' " *1^* .
5* A grant«ln-ald to each returning veteran.-r 'X - ^ rH
6.: Tax breaks for actlve«-duty military personnel'^
from Indiana
?• Creation of a readjustmmat center f or aturning ^ v
'-■"veterans.."-
pres At none of^'t^Me''pro'giirama'iiave'''b'ewt‘cIei^^^^^^^^®
Aunclat A and^aotlyltles in and around Indlma^blis cwtiaue-S^^^^^^'^
to be c^itered about finding a suitable place for a "cOffeefious'e^^'^"^
and possibly starting a ’Veterans group" at Indiana Dhlverslty
Purdue Dnlversity in Indianapolis.
INDim VETERANS HOVEMBOT
Proposed Struettiret
State Coordinator - .
(one elected member, elected at each state convention yearay;
Guidance Coradttee
(made up of one person from-^ach district, more added when needed;
(local bases will construct thoir own structure for goverranent;
criteria for i-foobershipi
a. all prior aorvice porsons (no matter what type of discharge),
active duty personr.el, national guardsmon, conscientious objector*,
and reservists,
b. Initial membership fee of $_,00 and quarterly fees of ,00 cent
will substantiate active nembershlp.
c^ . Voting policies of future conventions, will be discussed in caucus
■ and plans will be presented to ontiro body for vote at the first
state convention^.:
d. All members shall have the power of one (1) vote at tlje firsV '
state Conwention*;-
* r »s p e * al' draw«vp August 22,1971 at
Oi^anizihg Confremeei, Muncie
yiAiik VBTCIU^tS t'iOVBMENT
Va the veterans, of Indiana » finding oursalvos caught up ^
In a world where the gap betuaon what is and what could
be widens have united in body and spirit in comoon cause
to narrow this gap.
In what could very well be raan*s last chance to out sprint
the nuclear machine of destruction* we view our time as
no longer a eonfino of each present living human spirit
but of mankind as a whole.
With this kopt in mind, our goals must be far reaching,
our energies spent of great magnitude, but abovo all oxu*
dedication viewed as not Just a struggle for change, but
bom out of the realities of the times, truly a struggle
for life itself. ^
is the first step in this struggle we will neot in convention at Ball
State University, Veterans Day Week End, October 23 and 2h-, This state
wide convention will deal with not only problems besetting the returning
veterans, but will address Itself to many of those ills now confronting nan
• os one.. . J
Among those topics that will be discussod arei
1. Voting represontatlon and membership fees.
n. The Draft
HI. Coffee House in Indianapolis, and percentage of contribution from the
stato organization to be given to the coffco toxiso for operational
coQienses.
IV. Helping returning veterans to a peace time economy. That a co.'Kmitte©
be established to sot up guide lines in assisting the returning veterans
V; The abolition of less than honorable discharge.
VI.. Cairo, lU.
VII. Alliances with other organizations.
CONIAIWd
KESEI^UlfCLASSmSOt
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If thore aro any questions or needs of clarification, contact any
of tho following by phono or lettor*
Veterans for Peace John 'l'ilroony Jtixshar&'JoiirjEon
BaU State Dniversity^j^-OTl/i.; 3t,.tosei2l?* -mir
Box '271 ■ 'MuHciOtJUrt*;'
.Ptwociej- Ind.-;.':
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THMANA VETERAllS MOVEMEOT
tsubjeeii Xor Sta^ Convention
' "^e w ^inff~« rt^i j^'T^he Agenda for the State Convention to be held at
state i^'ivorsl^f'''-}ftuwiL^t ' Indiana October 23 a7»d 24 (Sat and Sun) 1971
Each of these topics iIjUI? be discussed in a caucus, and proposals vrill
for veto and ratification. We hope
b© presented to the body,' as a whole
that you participator the caucus ulilch interest you the most*
cation to tho exact location of each caucus will be distributed to each
jjerson at the first general meeting of the convention.
Notifi.
AGENW
];« Vetliie reprosontation anl nenbership foes
rrt . Coffee Hoase ini Iridiana^lis, and the percentage of contributidn from
the state organization to be given to the coffee bouse for opcratioaal
expenses,
17, Helping returnii^ veterans to a peace tlaw economy. That a coicmittce
be ostabllshod to set up guide lines in assisting the returning wteran,a^^^
V, Tho abolition of less than honorable discharge,
Cairo,
7X1* Alliances other 'd^i^aations.
If there are questions or needs of clarification, contact any of the
following by phone or loiter. All prior aervic© persons <no natter what
'‘^rpe discl^go), active ;iitity peirsonnel, national giwrdemen, conscientious
mnd sesorvistaT «ro ^^qvaged -tq coa»o
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UNITED STATES (STERNMEN
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DIRECTOR.’FBti^'’^?^'
10/4/71
P, KANSAS CITY (100-14836)
TOtnam veterans A<
T^S WAft A^HVITIE^
CAIRO, ILEINOIS -
10/3/71- ..■ .
SUBJECT.
Re Kansas/City teletype to Bureau dated 9/27/71
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Bt^ U.Si' Savin£t Beads Ke^i^y 'm A Fig^U Savings
ng^es Indices failed' to develop any informatlcii 'that
Is • Involved, in any organization other than the. WAW. v
: r The Bureau advised in teletype captioned -."Viet
nant Veterans Against' the War Conference, Kansas City,
7/3-5/ri", dated 6/23Al> -that the WAW is not to be in~
yestlgated*. 'i
None of the other individuals Involved in cap
tioned matter have subversive reference In the Los
Angeles indices,. V/\
In view of the above Information, unless advised
to the contrary, Los Angeles is not conducting any further
investigation In captioned matter, \ k
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PRESIDENT;
RICHARD M.-NIXON, LOMA UNDA^
CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 20, 1971#*-
SPONSORED BY THE VIETNAM
VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
On- August 20, 1971 , the Vietnam Veterans Against
the War (WAW) sponsored a demonstration against President
Richard M. Nixon, Governor Ronald Reagan, and other indivi-
duals, who were at Loma Linda University, Lome Linda, Cali-
fornia,. for the dedication ceremonies of the future building
of a new Veterans Administration Hospital In the Loma Linda
area. While remarks were being made by dignitaries, approxi-
mately 25 individuals between the ages of I 8 thrcwgh 25 were
heckling the speakers and individuals on the speaker's plat-
form* \ I
On September 1^, 1971,^^HiHI^Hmi^HHk Tn—
telllgence Detail, San Bernardino, CallTornia sherirr’s -
Office, advised that, upon failing to obey an order to dis-
perse, l4 of the Individuals Involved in this incident were
arrested and booked into the San Bernardino County Jail on
charges .of failure t^d^gersei after a lawful order to do
so had been given. advised those who were arrested.y>
were the following ^ 1
::,; '*TV ;• DEMONSTRATIOIf AGAINST PRESIDOTO.
RICHARD M^NIXON, LOMA LINDA,
' •; CALIFORNIA; AUGUST 20; 1971V-^^-:^
SPONSORED..BY THE VIETNAHi^;-^;^^
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DEMONSTRATIOM AGAINST PRESIDENT^
VV^v RICHARD M;sNIXOM, LOMA LINDA, ; v
CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 20; 1971'^; :VH
SPONSORED: B1^:THE,VIETNM1^^^^
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DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PRESIDENT'
RICHARD M,. NIXON, LOMA LINDA, .
CALIFORNIA^; AUGUST 20, 1971, :
SPONSORED BY THE VIETNAM
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DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PRESlDEfTT-'
RICHARD M.- NIXON, LOMA LINDA, Z
CALIPORNIA"; AIXJUST 20, 197i> “' " •
SPONSORED BY THE VIETNAM,. -
VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR-^ '
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Coordinator of WAV and iSource : 0 he advised that Romo parti-
cipated In a demonstration sponsored by the VVAW at Washing-
ton, D,^ C, from April 18 through April 23, 1971. \Jy
advised that Romo spoke- at UCLA- onA
April 13, 1971, at a Winter Soldier Tribunal describing :
atrocltiea tha^ he had witnessed idiile la the Army ^
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' S ^i j^ g^ pjadvlsed that on April l 6 ,. 197I, Romet^
spoke as a representative of the WAW at the Los Angeleas.^:-^"^
press conference where Remo introduced himself as. enterings :
the service In 1966 after which he went to Officers Candl— • •■
date School, and. served In Calley*s brigade In •Vletnam.;-A^:;j|!|l
Romo indicated at that time' that>>ln-- November of 1968,v hef!$f
received an order.-' to shoot everyone In a. Vietnaines« tpwn>fe5fe;-
an. prder::;;whlch’;hevdld::hdtiPbey^;;lndicatlngLthat^:therohlife|^
thing 'that'Tcoiihts|-ln.VletnaiPlV^d&d body c6unt>' vijich?'i^^^-
M ^p; advised- thati'^-'on May 4V ’197iV Romd^i^McW
r^'symposlum held at the- UCLA grand;
?®gNSTRATIOM AG
RICHARD M;,,: NIXON
California^
SPONS ORED BY THE
VSTaHANS AGAINST*
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DEMCWSTRATI ON AGAINST PRESlDEFfl^!
RICHARD NIXON, LOMA LINDA,.;w>ir>
CALIPORNIA7 AUGUST 20/
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y This document contains neither recommendations nors
conclusions of the POT/ It is the property of the FBI and^. y
Is loaned to your agency; it and Its contents, are. not to> be^>^
Stal Bureau of Investigation
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Attached relates ‘to demonstration •
sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against theg
War (WAW) held 10/2/71 at the University^
of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. One
person arrested on charges of assault sfte
altercation between demonstrators and ts^,
spectators
Copy of attached sent to Inter-i)epart
mental Intelligence Division.,. Pertinent
facte will be Included liii )rommar5rto the,
White House, Vice President, Attorney
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INV^HGATION
1-Seci*efc Service, Milwaukee
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TWO* VTSTKAJI ^TSTERAJTS AGAINS'
Chororto., INT3RKAL SSCTraiT? - MaT./ lEPT
Syoopdi, The Vietnam Veterans Against the War (WAW), is headquartered
in the First Baptist Church, 911 Rast Ogden, Milwaukee, Wis.
This group is registered as a campus-approved organisation with
University of Wisconsin-Hilwaukee, under the name of Veterans , .
TTnion* This group has no formal mexabership and is made up of
veterans who returned from participating the Washington, C«^
•i demonstrations held from 4/10-24/71. To date, this organisattoh
has participated in various parades suid inarches oh national - ^
holidays in the Milwaukee area since April, 1971j however, all
their activities have been peaceful and the protests have been
against the war in Vietnam, Souroe advised that the Ccmznunlst
Party of Wlseonsin (CiW) has showed no Interest in the WAV, t .
:luded from Vutematte.^
downgrading Vnd
deolaasificaMmi^^y^
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PREDICATIOR
Thi^^zgstlgafcloa Is predicated upon inf onnatloa furnished
b 7 VP^^on June 28* 1971« that the VietnsDi Veterans Against
the^a^^VAW) from ^lwaulcee> vrisoonsin^ was represented at
the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justioe (PCPJ) National > "
Convention which was held in Milwaukee from June 25-27* 197XAjl
PS0PL3S COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (PCPJ
The PCPJ, in a press release dated March 1* 1971*
described itself as being headquartered in
«(aahlngtoa» U. (WDC) and consisting of over
100 organizations ezoploying massive civil dis-
obedience to ccabat the issues of war> racism,
poverty and repression* A V
I* ORGAigZATIOWAL DATA
Headquarters
The WAV/ filed a formal applioatl<Ki under the name Veterans
Union in order to become a campus-approved organization* This
application was filed at UV4M for the school yecu* 1971'1972.
They will have offices in tho^ Student Uhlon and when a time
schedule can be worked out they will hold meetings In the
Student lAiioQ*
September 13, 1971)
The WAW is headquartered at the First Baptist Church, 911 East
Ogden Street, Kilwauke^^isoonsin.'X^x
siptoi^r 13, 1971) ^
The WAVr is currently holding their meetings in the First Baptist^
Church* 911 East Ogden* every Tuesdi^ evening* At the meetings
it is constantly stressed that all VVAW sponsored activities be
peaceful and that participants not engage in any violent acta* v v
August* 11* 1971)
MI 100-156714.
B. Leaders
The following individuals were listed as leaders on applica-
tion form filed with TTniversltr of tflsconsln-MllwauJcee (OVVM)
b 7 the WAW in order to have their organization approved as
a campua approved organization* Ihey will hold campus meetings
at the Student Union, . \j\
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September 13# 197^)
Membershii
To date, the WAW is a loose-knit organization with no formal
membership. ^ ^ ^
September 13 > 1971)
The "Milwaukee Sentinel”, a daily newspaper published in Milwaukee,
V/isconsin, contained an article dated September I*., 1971, which
read in part as follows: "WAW is made up of men who returned
from the Washington protest to organize their former buddies. It
pretty much runs itself, depending on specific issxzes. I^ople who
are interested in a program can get it started and work on it.
The groxjp just decides which projects can use its najne."\^
|flH^furn^hed^ 7^st of regional coordinators of the WAW
T?hich^s obtained at the PCPJ National Convention held in
Milwaukee, Wisoonsin, during June 25-27, 1971* Ihis list in-
cluded the name of JOHN LINDQUIST as the regional coordinator
for VJl3con3ln,''yjy
The WAW is not officially registered as an organization at
Milwaukee Area Technical^College as of September 10, 1971.\\
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September 10, 1971)
The WAW is not registered as an organization at Marquette^
University as of September 13, 1971*\^
slpt^er 13, 1971)
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D. Alma and Porpoaea.
In 4 newa artiela taken from the ’'Milwaukee Sentinel” dated;
September I 4 ., 1971, the 'mv/ outlined a nine-point program
which follows:
1. The imnediate eessatloo of fighting and the withdrawal
of all Aoerloan troops from Indo-ohlna,
2. The outoff ef funds for Bllitarr and CIA operations
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la rarloas sections of the world,
3« Showing how "our military dehtaumizes soldiers and
civilians, "
4., Protesting racism in the military,
$, A demand for war crimes investigation.
6. TTrging that active duty service personnel "be afforded
the rights of citizens that are guaranteed by the
IT. 3. Constitution and the Bill of Rights."
7« Supporting anti-war service personnel and seeking
amnesty for deserters and draft objectors.
8. Bolstering hospital care for returning vets **¥<
Ijq^oving job training and placement.
9. Making it clear that changes are needed in the
donestio Institutions "that have caused and permitted
the eontinnanoe of war."
S® financial^ structure^:,
They recelTO'^tbeim' f inancTal aid . to lif^ort WA»- activities througl^
They recei^^their' f InancTal' aid .
contributions' ~f:i>oim vets vb6tai^''1
being sponsored'at that “t^;\V
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To date, the Cotmuniat Party of Wiaconain (CW) has not shown
any Interest whatsoever in the Milwaukee WArf, \ »
^ep^i^er lU-# 1971)
The T^AV attempted to form an acWya orriSzi"'
du.-in/? the first part of 1971. This group attempting to
was a small group of veterans whose purpose was to
wM?"oSd L part of tha Patioaal TOW orga^ta-
tiori.'^ Their main aim was to send People to .^asMngton.
S??c^ors^^^a WA5"ohapte?T^^
?n this since Joined or aligned themselves with other
peace groups in the Madison area, \ .
September 13* 1971)
Title VIETHAK VETERANS ASAINST
THE WAR
All sources (except any listed below) whose Identities
ere cooceeled in referenced conmnmicatlon have furnished reliable
Infonnatlon In the past.
Character IHTERRAL 3ECTJRITT - HEW I£PT
Reference Milwaukaa report of
dated aad captioned as anoTe^
The cuiTont situation In Cairo, Illinois stems from a set of clrcunstanoec-
not unlike tVoso foun^ In nny black community In this country,' 31acant
overt racism, ^llticnl rcorcssion, econwnic cxisloitation, an’.' police
>.v tolity arc* the -win comiwncnt.s of oivjicsclon of black people. In
.Cali'o, iilinolK the ntrn'f that bro’ce the camels bock '■•as the police mur<’cr
of a black brother, n “warn" veteran, Tte Mtire community was outrage^'
by this final insult anc^ <*oclOecl to fl 9 ht back.
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Oncer the leaferuhl;) of Rev. ,;oen anc' the Onltc<S Front, the community
commence'' a boycott of those busincaacs that represent the rreatest
threat to the Mack coamunlty, fhise arc tho establiahnents that refuse
to hire a black brother or sister, charts hic;her interest to black
customers, h?.ve incrcoseO prices for black custoiers, inoult black customer
(making them wait luitil all white folk are seivcf’, pro!50.sitlonin<;, black
slscera, calllnc black brothers boy, etc.) am’, then havlnr the vuTmlti'iatecI
Saul to use the p>:ofits accn»e<' by ovcrcharoino black ncople to finance
a white viniiiante rrouo, whose ourr^Se for foimine was to "kceo nicoers in
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The boycott, new in Its twonty-sevonth month, affcctino soiie seventy percen
of the business establishments in Cairo has been ninety isoicent effective.
This success ha.s rcoulto<* in raiiine the wrath o? the white racist cstab*
lishment, which hms manifestC'^ itself In more arf-ressivc virillante
acti'Uty. Th* vie ilanto's have complete sunoort of Governor Or.iiivc, the
Police, the ;4iyor of Cairo, em' ore heac'ec’ up the Chief of loliee.
The three blef. policomen that Cairo boasteiJ as bri'w-facic evit'-cnce of
their "Libciftitsm" l^.vo quit the racist force in protest of the murCer of
the black brother an'’ tho f'ormaciOi\ of the "'•'hitc (iats" (virillante
The boycott is tho single -most effective weftf»n (non-violent) available
to tho black community.* i successful economic boycott provides the
leverage nec<V tor forclnc the racist r.wwct* to the conference table.
Once at the tabic, nor.otiations to resolve the problO''!i of cxploitntion
of all poor peo-ile can i>roeeo«> .ilso, tho i-isolution of tho vigilante
croup am' tho oppression of the -ooov whites vtho are being maCe to support
ability
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people vitthout job« a p.tioen«5, no mutter ho'j nmall, is justification for
c^lng what they must '^o), finally it must be rememberer' that the racist
com’lt^oninr' of .■oor whites, i.e. , you f'on't havn a job nov» ant' if you
Con't )>\'S<i'.y thos nit.ters in their Place when one (job) opens up a nlorcr x-»il):'
rot it 'am' you'll ntill bo out in the col'^, has T»cn t’evastatinely effective
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The question hm*? been raisci* “what benefit *'ill tlic i*oor whites fferlve from —
VViUJ's isarticipstlon in time Cairo project?" I believe the preccr'iinr \
paragraph enrw>cTO that question, but 1 will attempt to amplify it, The
successf'il accomplishment of the boycott, that is the nchievin<; of the
objeetiven of t'ac linltc*' Front will proviOc a job market tor nil of the pool;
t«.-oyle of Cairo, present forty-seven percent of the work force in
Cairo (vrlth a very limitc'^ Job "*arket) is rocruitet' from outzof state.
.blso, tho %(hite commu.Mty has close*.' tho si'ismtino <*ools, opertec' private
schools, am* rcctricte*; the very li-.iteG moGical facilities. The Or.iteO
Front intcTK'-v to oyCTt wblic fcciiitics, stop the fiovr of public funOs to
private schooln, ei'van*. nwOical facilities, etc. The poor white.m are
not any more -mobile tKmn the ;»or blacks, hence they can’t cet to the next
town to c-o SM-irniin^, thcr/ can’t affor<’ to out their children, in orivc
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Domestic Intelligence DivisioA
INPOAMATIVC NOT6
Attached relates one of our San Antoi
security informants advised yesterday that
the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and
Direct Action, Kern Left activist-type
organizations, sill sponsor an attempted
distribution of draft-resistance leaflets
Selective Service Boards and the Federal
Co\irt House, Austin, Texas, beginning at '
9:00 a. a., 10/12/71, If successful,
distribution sill be attempted again at
8:00 a.m,,, 10/13-15/71,.
Selective Service, ^neral Services
Administration and Secret Service at Austi
are cognizant. \ •.
Copy o^ attached sent to Inter-Divlsl
end pertinent parts mill
be included in summary to the White HtMise.
Vice President, Attorney General, Secret
Service and Defense Intelligence Agency,
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DIRECTOR, ATTN. DOMESTIC INTELLI6EKCE DIVISION
OKLAHOMA CITY <1550-8375) -P
DEMONSTRATIONS TO "STOP SUSINESS" OCTOBER THIRTEEN, SEVENTYONE,
at STATE AND FEDERAL FACILITIES IN NORMAN AND OKLAHOMA CITY,
OKLAHOMA, SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WAR RESISTERS^
LEAGUE, IS - NEW LEF
RE OKLAHOMA CITY TEL, OCTOBER TWELVE, LAST
INFORMANT, WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IK PAST,
advised OCTOBER THIRTEEN INSTANT AS. FOLLOWSl
IN PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED OCTOBER THIRTEEN
INSTANT BY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (OU) WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE :
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demonstrated^ drill. FlEL p-:p gJ^^THRE£.^|I^ ^g^^
TC FOUR THIRTY P . OcfOEER TWELVE’laST,' PROf^ING ROtC.^^^ '
MOST DEMONpRATpRsl were , MEM^ Pf VIETNAM VETERANS
AGAINST THE WAR. MO INCIDENTS
END PAGE ONE
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COPIES THIS COMMUNICATIOrJ SEIKO FURMISHED LOCAL OFFICES
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